Word: narrower
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...large number of men entering under this plan forced to take English A1. However, the quality of writing done by the Freshman class does not indicate an over-abundance of knowledge in this subject. On the other hand, the old plan examinations with their annual doses are so narrow in their scope that they actually represent very little of the candidate's ability...
...scanned the chamber. Senator Jones of Washington glanced up from the workaday stack of books and papers on his desk. Senator Johnson of California in the front row swung his red chair halfway round to watch. His colleague, Senator Shortridge, folded his long arms with stately dignity across his narrow chest...
...Seoul, Korea, Sprinter Eldracher of Germany raced 100 metres in 10 3/10 sec. against a runner from Japan-a world's record if it is allowed. Before the afternoon was over narrow-hipped Miss Kinuye Hitomi covered the same distance in 12 sec.-a world's record for ladies. Young John Straley of Paulding, Ohio, said to Umpire Clyde Crone what many sandlot players often long to say to umpires. With a quick fist Umpire Crone did what umpires often long to do to fresh players. Straley fell awkwardly, did not get up. Policemen escorted Crone from...
Placed alongside its Yale brother, the Harvard House Plan displays potential qualities not found in its companion. Built around the class, the Yale idea is beset with the danger of bringing out the narrow, provincial features inherent in any confined social unit. To intensify the unit to this extreme is to cast aside one of the greatest benefits of the plan the university ideal of the intermixture of mutually agreeable men to different stages of intellectual evolution...
Down in the hold of the ship he exhibited the narrow gauge tracks which run from bow to stern, on which mines are stored during war time, ready to be dropped from a door in the stern itself...