Word: persistent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...carrying dope in the plane, he thinks of the children who will be corrupted, of mothers, and especially of a ten year jail sentence. Bette Davis as the heroine acts as well as ever, and as seductively. She will fade even more rapidly than Marlene Dietrich if the directors persist in exploiting her physical charm instead of her ability...
Said Mr. Firestone to his stockholders: "This new policy abandons the principle of keeping the independent tire dealer competitive in price with special brand tires sold by mail order houses and other distributors. It is impossible for me to understand why these three large companies persist in backing their special brand distributors without regard for their own profits...
There is a mysterious quirk in a twenty year old will which prevents the name "Kirkland" from gracing the ultra-official roster of the Houses. But the legal insistence upon the names of George, James, and Persist Smith is one of the more fortunate accidents in the errant science of nomenclature. For today, the Kirkland House preserves intact the heritage of its days as a Freshman playground. From any point of view it is on the periphery of the House plan: its mundane quadrangle embraces an independence and unity which others have sought vainly to inspire; it has developed...
...that they abound in discouraging numbers, indicates that they would be equally cheap labor. Those graduate students whom they would displace might secure aid through correcting papers or proctoring, duties less arduous and less responsible. There is surely no reason why this anomalous situation should be allowed to persist...
...Rogers Building, a former gymnasium, was torn down about a week ago. Excavations for the new building were begun at once and are expected to be finished about a week from now, if the present favorable conditions persist. When the excavations have been completed the actual construction work will begin and probably will be done in eight or nine months. No difficulties with strikers or communist agitators are expected because of the present economic conditions...