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Word: tends (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...play itself is very comically constructed, and though the tendency of the players is towards farce in places, the sheer funniness of the lines themselves refuses to be obscured. A variety of Russian acconts further complicate the proceedings and tend to bewilder both the audience and the players. Handsomely set in another of Andrew Mack's distinctive settings, however, the production shows some amazingly fine acting from some of the Jesser characters in the play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLAYGOER | 7/11/1944 | See Source »

...seemed unlikely that St. Pierre could survive the 20th Century, whose ruins, like its wars, tend to be total...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Caen | 7/10/1944 | See Source »

...also set the stage for a crisis in Canada's relations with the other Dominions, which tend to put Commonwealth power & unity first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada at War: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Family Council | 4/17/1944 | See Source »

Standing on high geopolitical ground, Dulles argues that the U.S. and Russia will always tend to remain friends since they tend to have the same enemies when ever a European or an east Asiatic power gets too big for its breeches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rationalizing Russia | 4/3/1944 | See Source »

...Solar changes also seemed to affect the barometer according to a definite pattern. Pursuing these rhythms further, he learned that solar heat and weather alike had clearly marked cycles, ranging from eight months to 22¾ years, i.e., certain minor weather changes (after allowing for seasons and local conditions) tend to repeat themselves at eight-month intervals, and major changes in 22¾ years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sun Rays and Weather | 3/20/1944 | See Source »

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