Word: wide
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...anything: any woman. Reason : Mr. Hoover wants in his cabinet persons of wide political experience, which no woman...
Among his more important works is "The Rise of American Civilization", written in conjunction with his wife, Mary R. Beard, which was hailed at the time of its publication as setting a new example in historical criticism. This work, which was published a year ago, enjoys a wide circulation throughout this country. Professor Beard's numerous other writings deal with the economic interpretation of history, the political development of the United States, and studies in democracy...
...Last night the most ruinous fire since the foundation of the college visited Harvard. It was a cold wintry night, when about midnight we were awakened by the cry of 'Fire'. Harvard Hall, 42 feet wide, 97 feet long, and four stories high, built in 1672 was in flames...
...will be said that such a scheme would lead to specialization and narrowness. To a certain extent this objection is valid, though a wide variety of types, both social and intellectual, are certainly represented among the students who are following any broad field of knowledge. But it is difficult to see how active intellectual curiosity can be aroused among undergraduates, naturally tending toward diffusion of effort, without some specification, and consequently narrowing, of interest. Alan R. Sweezy...
...fuselage is distinctive. It is 12 ft. wide, 6 ft. high. 47 ft. long over all; very squat. The squatness makes the fuselage virtually part of the wings. In their 90 ft. span the wings proper have a lifting power of 142-Ibs. per sq. ft.; the fuselage 4^ Ibs. per sq. ft. The squatness also creates an air cushion under the plane when she lands, a benefit. To get figures on cost of operation, Mr. Chapman sent his airliner to Philadelphia last week, will send it shortly to Chicago, then to San Francisco. Then he expects to build...