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Word: reflect (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...accommodate both elements in a coherent program. The result is strikingly demonstrated by the flight of undergraduate concentrators from the field. In less than a decade the number has declined by over half; from 709 in 1949 to 340 in 1958. Although the decline may partially reflect a nationwide tendency, it also is the result of the confusion and frustration attending the undergraduate program here, as the instruction gyrates widely from verbal triviality to mathematical incomprehensibility...

Author: By Michael Churchill, | Title: Economics: Undergraduate Program Undergoes Extensive Re-Evaluation | 11/14/1959 | See Source »

...friendly. In the end. as Peter stalks the python, Berry's account of the hunt entwines the reader like a jungle creeper. The death of the book's villain is a grisly reminder that horror is comedy's blood brother. "Man," one character is moved to reflect, "might be an idea in the Divine Mind, but he was not a fixed idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wild Quaker Oats | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

Crooks stated that one purpose of the series is "to acquaint the student body with certain distinguished scientists as a practical demonstration of careers in science." He added that these lectures would "give an occasion for the student to reflect upon the impact of science on society and himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Purcell Will Lecture In Series on Science | 10/30/1959 | See Source »

...last month alone Barr has overseen the opening of new stores in Richmond and Oakland, Calif., and the company's largest store in Detroit's suburban Livonia shopping center; he plans to open stores in Abilene and Tyler, Texas within the next months. Ward's sales reflect the growth: last week the company announced eight-month sales of $756,071,243, a 14% hike over last year. By year's end. Ward's hopes to hit a record $1.25 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: JOHN ANDREW BARR | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

...University's freezing of the funds before it was prepared to refuse them gave an appearance of indecision, but the 8-0 CEP vote should help prove that Harvard intends to take a strong stand. The Faculty vote on Tuesday must reflect similar unanimity if Harvard's influence is to be important in the fight. Even a unanimous vote for withdrawal, however, will not conclude the University's obligations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Long Road | 10/16/1959 | See Source »

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