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Word: nevertheless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Professor White-head from the seventeenth century to the present time, even though be falls to follow much of the reasoning that lies beneath unfamiliar terminology. And although it requires a deep study, despite the fact that the work is for beginners, to to grasp the full meaning, nevertheless the treatment of scientific ideas in scientific terms is more to be commended than a simple outline couched in ordinary language which would inevitably sacrifice the deepness of the reason...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: Harmony in Science | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

Without descending to a technicality which would tax the understanding of more modern seafarers, Stanford nevertheless brings to the pages of his novel a real tang of the sea. His straightforward style, carries forward a tale spread over several years, without omitting anything but unessentials. Compactly, tersely worded, with excellent selection of detail, "Invitation to Danger" has not a single wasted chapter or paragraph...

Author: By V. O. Jones ., | Title: Invitation to Danger | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

...clear that the system is not applicable to Harvard. The mere mention of a class mass meeting is enough to damn it. Nevertheless there is a need for a method by which the name of the nominee will have some significance in the mind of the voter. A brief mention of the position and activities of the candidate, printed on the ballot, would serve in some measure to acquaint the voter with the aspirant for office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHO'S WHO | 12/19/1929 | See Source »

Leaders. While Mr. Morrow will have no official standing as a Senate leader because of his lack of seniority, he will nevertheless be able to exert a strong Hoover influence on the Senate's nominal leadership. Senator James Eli Watson has made such a poor fist of leading the Senate since last April that his Republican followers have been casting about for a means of displacing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Lineup Changes | 12/16/1929 | See Source »

...tries to work out her life, with all its complications of her con- science, as well as of relations with her husband, friends, and an innocent man suspected of the murder, form the basis of the story. Of course, the problems are solved happily in the end, but nevertheless suspense is extraordinarily well maintained...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TWO GOOD PICTURES AT THE UNIVERSITY | 12/13/1929 | See Source »

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