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Word: unpleasanter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Lord Lee of Fareham, formerly a delegate to the Washington arms conference, seems to show political colorblindness in his recent suggestion that President Coolidge call a conference with the specific purpose of abolishing the submarine from naval warfare. This incident lends definiteness to the movement current in England against the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DODGING THE ISSUE | 11/18/1925 | See Source »

"The transition between school and college, which is very great in itself, can be and generally is made, much more difficult by the upperclassmen, who seem to take an unaccountable delight in tormenting some luckless Freshman. Such was my conception of the situation which I should have to comfront at...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TOW MORE FRESHMEN DECIDE TO RENOUNCE PRECONCEIVED IDEAS OF LIFE AT HARVARD | 11/17/1925 | See Source »

I do not know what your policy is, nor why you use this form of English, but it certainly seems to me a most irritating and unpleasant one; nor am I alone in my criticism, for many people have expressed the same irritation.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Incomplete | 11/16/1925 | See Source »

The unearthing of governmental scandals is an unpleasant procedure, and often a hazardous and thankless one. In bringing to light the faults of the system of which he was a part, Colonel Mitchell is displaying a form of valor that is even greater than that of the battlefield. Facing the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AIRING THE AIR | 11/14/1925 | See Source »

Oh, there is a lot more to it, but that's just an example. Rereading it now reminds me I haven't turned my headlights of Prophecy on today's contests. Before I do that, I'd like to announce that I have appropriated the motto which consigns Yale to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BY JOE FORECAST '26 | 11/7/1925 | See Source »

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