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Word: exclaimed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...first exhibited is diametrically opposed to decent aesthetic standards; a work of art has no functional value when--as was the case Monday night--it occupies a forgotten place on the wall of a room containing some of the finest stuffed shirts in the community. "How like Cezanne," they exclaim, as they bob up and down within their protective layers of starch. Perhaps the following quotations will better illustrate my point. The first two are from the remarkably fine catalogue which accompanied the exhibit. Writing of Rouault, the author states, "he would arrive promptly at four, puffing hard, his clothes...

Author: By John Wllner, | Title: COLLECTIONS & CRITIQUES | 11/6/1940 | See Source »

Rookie Martin's batting and running won him an outfielder's job and the Cardinals the National League pennant. That fall Pepper Martin won the World Series from the Athletics almost by himself. He made twelve hits, stole five bases, moved hard-bitten old John McGraw to exclaim: "The greatest World Series player I ever saw." Though Pepper Martin never again reached his 1931 World Series form, he became the most fabulous figure in baseball. They called him "The Wild Horse of the Osage." He was the loudest and toughest of the Cardinals' famed Gashouse Gang. Once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wild Horse to Pasture | 11/4/1940 | See Source »

...Columbia, 22,000 commencement visitors cheered British Ambassador Lord Lothian as he was kudized, heard President Nicholas Murray Butler exclaim (by proxy): "The call is for every civilized human being who believes in justice, in liberty and in public morals. The bell is ringing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Commencement Harangues | 6/17/1940 | See Source »

...Apprenticed to the pirate king until his 21st birthday be reached, he began in 1880 (year of the first production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance) to exclaim in horror...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 4, 1940 | 3/4/1940 | See Source »

...truth, as a certain Harvard professor is wont to exclaim, probably lies somewhere in between. Both Mr. Conant and Mr. Williams place great stress on the individual as the proper unit to deal with--and if this test is adopted, then clearly the answer is not, either work or cash scholarships, but both. Some individuals undeniably benefit by the work experience, while others find it too heavy a drain on their energies. There are enough of each variety here to make it practical for Harvard to combine the two types of scholarships. Mr. Conant, by lending his sanction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SING FOR YOUR SUPPER | 2/20/1940 | See Source »

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