Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...borrowed nightshirt at San Pedro Alejandrino, Colombia, of tuberculosis, Dec. 17, 1830. Said he: "All we have gained is independence, and we have gained it at the cost of everything else. . . . Those who have toiled for liberty in South America have plowed in the sea." Phrasemakers delight in the comparison between Simon Bolivar and George Washington. Pedantic historians deplore it, point out that Bolivar was violently emotional, often extremely cruel; that while Washington constantly urged the U. S. to avoid "entangling alliances," Bolivar was an internationalist, dreamed and wrote of a League of Nations with Panama as its Geneva...
...Notwithstanding the decided decline in business activity which began in November 1929, the total output of commodities and services in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1930 was very large. Comparison of conditions during the year with those of the year immediately pre- ceding, which had been a period of exceptionally high activity, gives a misleading impression. Most of the business indicators for 1929-30 compare favorably with any earlier year...
...want no scapegoats," he cried. "This whole Cabinet must go. M. Tardieu has been compared with Napoleon. The comparison will be complete when he meets his Waterloo...
...hoped that they will reorganize the course in such a way that some of the glaring defects will be removed. By the very nature of the subject, the course is extremely interesting and well worth taking. It is probable that one can draw more from this course in comparison to the effort expended than in almost any other course offered at Harvard. It is hoped, however, that the statement here of the ensiness of the course will not lead to an arbitrary stiffening of the requirements. The effort would be better expended on careful and intelligent reorganization of the course...
Teas have proved very popular at the Hostess House since its establishment. This year the number of guests was slightly larger than last year 1,373 in comparison with 1,358. A greater effort has been made to welcome those especially needing the cheer of such hospitality...