Word: thorough
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...book sales. With 2.5 million members on their rolls, the clubs say that they have created a brand-new reading public. Says Book-of-the-Month's Scherman: "The retail bookstore-as a method of distribution in the U.S.-does not begin to do a thorough job." The clubs depend on the nation's 41,000 post offices for distribution, mail most of their books to towns under 100,000, which have few bookstores. Many a publisher reckons that book club and other reprint rights and sales to Hollywood are the only things that keep him in business...
Allen's thorough devotion to the game makes him a hard man to work for,* but off the air he is a soft touch for old sports who need five bucks, and he often weeps at the movies. Still a bachelor, he has established his parents in a new house in Westchester County, and is especially proud of the honor that recently came to his mother: Sports Mother...
...best covered city in the world. The shortcomings in coverage are not always the fault of reporters; they are due to the size of the job. In two decades the Federal Government has swollen like an explosion. And there just aren't enough reporters around to do a thorough...
...true, said the Journal, that a routine physical examination and blood test can prove freedom from disease. A thorough examination might last an hour; it would require the taking of tissue samples, and laboratory work which might cost $50. Obviously all this is not done, and even if it were, the doctor might still have overlooked something. Or the certified prostitute might be infected by her next customer...
...Class of '26, unlike recent reunion classes, will get a real "inside" look into present-day Harvard, both from student, faculty, and professional views. Instead of the quick, superficial look around the Yard, this year's reunioners will be given several opportunities for some thorough insights into what makes up the college...