Word: useless
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There is, of course, a second examination into his character after his graduation from law school before he is admitted to the Bar, and this preliminary investigation is merely to prevent three or four years of useless law study for those obviously unfit...
...Most fictitious war stories involving the U. S. and a foreign power begin with the mysterious sinking of an enemy ship in the canal which is thereafter rendered useless for interocean fleet movements...
...form of bullion [big gold bars] which will be used only in settlement of international trade balances. This step, generally foreseen, caused no surprise. Since gold coin is in little demand except in times of crisis and at such times goes into hoarding, it is worse than useless to the nation as a whole. 2) To have the Treasury take all the gold in the Federal Reserve Banks and give to the Federal Reserve, in exchange, gold certificates. These certificates would be in the amount of $3,560,000,000 (value of the Reserve's gold holdings in terms...
...treated to a stirring speech by Marquis Giacomo Medici del Vascello, rapporteur of Italy's Naval budget. Crediting Italy with a 12% reduction of her naval expenditures for the coming year, the Marquis cried: "Elsewhere the vision of peace for which the world clamors is receding. . . . During the useless [Disarmament Conference] discussions at Geneva, the three major naval powers [U. S., Britain and Japan] worked to add new vessels to their fleets. . . . Japan today invades China. Inspired by race hatred she will plan tomorrow against white men. We face the danger of a race war!" Since II Duce...
...before "the flowers that bloom in the spring" comes the examination in Hygiene, of great menage to the Freshmen with have slept through the lecturer, in the course. Fortunately, their term have no substance, for the examination is the epitome of all that is useless; those wise lads who know their way about realize that no one is ever flunked when there is the slightest chance of passing him. Ten minutes hard preparation would probably assure one of an A or a B. It is, in short, the most complete and perfunctory fiasco in Harvard College...