Search Details

Word: unclearly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...steps by which Dr. Jarvis became the apostle of honey and vinegar are unclear. He writes of having observed farm animals cure themselves of illnesses by resting, fasting and eating herbs, but stops short of crediting them with the manufacture of vinegar. Yet he says a dose of vinegar added to a cow's ration guarantees that her calf will be born robust, well furred, and with such inherited smartness that it will take water from a pail without teaching. By extension from animal to human husbandry, Jarvis contends that if a pregnant woman adds honey and vinegar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bestseller Revisited, Dec. 28, 1959 | 12/28/1959 | See Source »

...future is entirely unclear. A great deal will depend on who is selected to replace Murdock, who will retire soon. Unless the new chairman has both Murdock's prestige and his interest in General Education, there is little chance that the program will survive the competition which other experiments will give it over the next five years...

Author: By Stephen F. Jencks, | Title: General Education: Program Without a Policy; Professional Pressures Replace the Redbook | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

...disappointment, a head turned in the crowd and he saw Miss Schroeder. It was certainly her. Even from where he sat he could see her hair net and notice her attentiveness to her neighbour. Miss Schroeder occupied the place next to Lucius in the stacks, and their relationship was unclear, for they had never spoken. But often when she was out he would slip into her alcove and admire her books. And today she was at the game with someone else...

Author: By Bartle Bull, | Title: To the Playing Field | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

...legislative action to remove the disclaimer affidavit provision from the NDEA. At the same time, Senator Kennedy emphasized the need for effective protest at the student level. The Student Council has created a committee to study the question, and, although the exact purposes and plans of this group are unclear, the move is a step in the right direction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Need For Leadership | 10/13/1959 | See Source »

...jets, the answer is still unclear and the problem increasingly acute. To date, in the absence of international agreement, offenders have been prosecuted by arrangements (sometimes of questionable legality) between the individual countries involved, or have gone scot-free because no court could decide on jurisdiction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIR AGE: All Power to the Pilot | 9/7/1959 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next