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Word: tested (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...poll, designed to sound out the sentiment of the Class and, incidentally, to test the efficacy of the recent and enthusiastic Willkie drive, turned out encouragingly for the Willkie admirers, it was announced by David E. Place '43, chairman of the Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Roosevelt Conquers '43 Poll; Willkie Tops GOP | 5/29/1940 | See Source »

...great air battle was being fought last week. There was more to the battle than myriad engagements of fighting planes, more than methodical, day & night bombing of objectives behind the lines, more than the terrifying, endless strafing of ground troops. Last week's battle was the first big test of Douhet's famed theory that victory belongs to the side with the greatest air force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: R. A. F. Against Odds | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

...pull with all one's strength for five minutes against what was practically a dead weight without the slightest chance to relax a muscle was a severe test of endurance. After a contest, some men could not at once sit up, some collapsed. I remember one who fell in a dead faint. . . . Pulling from cleats in a prone position put such strain on the heart that many athletes were permanently injured and so the game was outlawed in the early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tug of War | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

...Jayvee event is also unpredictable, especially since the Crimson's initial test against Syracuse earlier in the season only narrowly resulted in a victory. Cornell's second boat has been twice beaten, but by Navy, and Yale, which have very strong Jayvee eights

Author: By Paul C. Sheeline, | Title: CREW TO MEET CORNELL | 5/24/1940 | See Source »

...test undergraduate opinion about hiring student waiters for the House dining halls, the Student Council Committee on Board wil conduct an extensive poll of House members Monday. Questionnaires will be distributed in the dining halls Monday during the lunch and supper hours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Council to Poll Opinion on Undergraduate Dining Hall Help | 5/24/1940 | See Source »

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