Search Details

Word: tested (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...manned veteran is thrown into a magic setting with an ugly girl, and in each other they gradually find an escape from the world neither can hear to face. In their enchanted cottage, she appears beautiful, and to her, he is no longer disfigured. The illusion must meet its test when their moral courage comes inevitably into contact with the world of reality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIEGOER | 5/8/1945 | See Source »

Since the present law expires June 12, it was plain that soon the U.S. Congress would have to quit doodling and face the issue. It was equally plain that on the tariff Harry Truman would face his first big test in Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return of an Issue | 5/7/1945 | See Source »

...Cowles reasoned that the unadaptable dinosaur, lacking a cooling system, became sterile during a cycle of warm weather. To test his theory, he tried heat treatments on a descendant of the dinosaur, the night lizard (Xantusia vigilis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Too-Warm Dinosaur | 5/7/1945 | See Source »

...Substitute. The invasion of the Jap heartland is definitely around the bend; Allied war planners in Washington know that there is no substitute for attack. No doubt Japan can be weakened further by naval blockade and stepped-up air bombardment, and U.S. air and Navy men who want to test theory on the proving ground of war will have a chance to show what they can do. Months must elapse before the final attack; more air bases, even nearer to the Empire's heartland, may be acquired. Nevertheless, blockade and air attack will remain in the status of accessory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Surrender or Die | 4/30/1945 | See Source »

...burning pains . . . especially violent 15 to 30 minutes after meals. Heavy foods . . . fatty meals and greasy foods do not agree with you. . . . The doctor will probably send you to hospital for observation. Very important: ... At the hospital, take a portion of dried blood powder every evening. The blood test in your stools will be positive. ¶ "Heart disease. Smoke 20 to 30 cigarets a day. But if you normally smoke as much, then you might double that number. . . . Take four [digitalis] tablets daily for one or two weeks. . . . Report to the doctor with the following complaints: You do not feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Malingerer's Guide | 4/30/1945 | See Source »

Previous | 220 | 221 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | Next