Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...books, which were displayed for the first time at the College of Physicians meeting in Boston, are for popular consumption, are supposed to contain no medical misprints. They will be sold in all bookshops next week, will soon go on sale in drugstores, railroad stations, newsstands. Some of their wisdom...
...propose to give an opinion on the wisdom of the war declaration. I do, however, believe that the matter of strikes, etc., is a serious one, and an unfortunate reflection upon this country. If the unions are to blame, national pressure should be brought to bear upon them. If, on the other hand, it is the employers who are the cause of the trouble, it would be well for them to examine the social trends of the present emergency, particularly as evident in England. They will be able to make their own way much more easily if they anticipate...
...serve up in wartime. He does not persist in his desertion; but his change of heart is not so solidly developed as his anger. Hence This Above All, though full of provocative data, is in the long run a disappointment. For Eric Knight merely mutters some phrases about the wisdom of the heart and a need for faith, dodges the whole crisis by bumping off his hero, gives his pregnant heroine a tag line about fighting it her way (unquestioning patriotism) now, and changing to Clive's way (Leftward) when war is done...
...that time there wasn't a Navy Yard in the U. S. big enough to handle a 70,000-ton battleship-let alone an 80,000-tonner. And Naval authorities doubted the wisdom of concentrating so much fighting power in a single hull. Such a giant ship would lack speed, maneuverability, would offer a much bigger target to air attack, would be unable to get through the Panama Canal. And its loss would be a staggering blow to any fleet. Nevertheless, the U. S. Navy has always believed that in a showdown between speed and gun power, gun power...
...state of the Union three weeks ago, and it has not been considered. A petition signed by over a thousand undergraduates waits the pleasure of the Council. A Student Council report on the budget cut has been submitted for consideration. The Education Committee has more words of wisdom to offer...