Search Details

Word: superior (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...logical successor to Walter Camp, is foremost in the United States of the many who have picked mythical elevens this year. Ticknor beat out Heinecke of Stanford for the position, and he would not have done so except for his weight advantage of twenty pounds and his superior speed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TICKNOR HAS THE HIGHEST RATING ON ALL-AMERICAN | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

...better movies are on the current bill at the University Theatre this week. Ann Harding, in "Her Private Affair", shows how infinitely superior the better stage actresses are to the average movie-trained chit, and completely carries off a difficult part to the satisfaction of this reviewer's not lenient taste...

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

...those who think about educational progress. The New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor have already viewed the project favorably: they see desirability in splitting the huge masses of students at our great universities into more wiedly groups, at the same time retaining the skilled instruction and superior facilities of a large institution...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

Righeimer next was seen in an informal bout with his former coach, Grasson. Peroy again demonstrated his unusual skill with the foils in an encounter with Levis, after which J. D. Allen '31 showed his superiority to H. B. Wessellman '31, also with foils. The final bout of the evening was sensational; Peroy and Grasson met once more, this time with sabres. Peroy was a great deal superior to his opponent, and with much informal chattering and joking, these two put on a pretty demonstration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SWORDSMEN STAGE GALA PERFORMANCE IN HEMENWAY BOUTS | 12/7/1929 | See Source »

...Have this book wrapped up, sealed, and impounded," he said, "and keep it until you receive an order from the district attorney or the superior court...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster House Bookshop Head and Clerk Sentenced to Jail for Selling Obscene Literature--Watch and Ward Complained | 11/26/1929 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next