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Word: whipping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...having likely new House men brought in to his "school of education" by mutual friends. He does not dazzle them with brilliance. He is more apt to invite them to join him in "striking a blow for liberty" (taking a snort of Mount Vernon rye). He has no whip to crack. He does not drive. He hardly leads. But the Garner gang, fighting an intangible rebellion, is bound together by intangible ties of friendship for and trust in the old man. That such a bloc, so guided, can get results was shown last week: the President abandoned his plan, opposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VICE PRESIDENCY: Undeclared War | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

With the Andover meet, first outdoor test for 1942, hardly more than a month away, Coaches Mikkola and Neufeld are working overtime in the Cages and under the Stadium to whip into shape a Yardling track squad with few stars, a near vacuum in several events, and bad probation trouble...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YARDLING TRACK SQUAD UNDERMANNED IN SPOTS | 3/17/1939 | See Source »

...hopes to be able to whip the few remaining players in last fall's first eleven and some of the Jayvees into good shape this spring. "If I get a good chance to work with the boys, anything might happen. Teams are made, you know, not born...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Coach Harlow Returns From Vacation To Open Spring Practice for Booters | 3/15/1939 | See Source »

When Elmer Andrews took office last year as the first U. S. Wage & Hour Administrator, he vowed that industry should be gentled into its new harness. Elmer Andrews last week finally reached for the whip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Elmer's Teeth | 3/6/1939 | See Source »

Roland Young and his ectoplasms are back again, doing some congenial caper-cutting on the French Riviera in United Artists' "Topper Takes a Trip." Those who missed the original "Topper" should neglect their education no longer, but whip right down to Loew's and have their fill of cigarettes being smoked in thin air and Roland Young reacting violently to invisible kicks. There are belly laughs a-plenty in the approved Hal Roach manner. Those who have been "Topper" may find that the humor of trick photography wanes after a while, for the essential humor of Thorne Smith's basic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 3/3/1939 | See Source »

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