Word: proving
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...last few days the Cambridge branch of Labor's Non-Partisan League has been circulating a petition urging Mayor Lyons to sign the bill, It will prove to him that, despite his statements to the contrary, the people of Cambridge really do want the new housing project. In itself, the petition is a good thing, for it is a time-tried method of expressing public opinion. It will crystallize for both Mayor Lyons' and the public's benefit the fact that there is no opposition to the housing bill other than that coming from Mayor Lyons himself...
...fairly convincing life portrait of Bell in his rise from a cold attic to the court of Queen Victoria. This might seem the logical point at which to call quits, but RKO is adamant and refuses to halt here. Instead, the picture embarks on a long dull explanation to prove that genius is rewarded in gold, as well as in renown. The old court room scene is hauled in--this time, of all things, because of a patents suit. And by the time the right side obtains justice, no one cares very much, even though it seems that Alexander...
...Coach Leader told the Yale News last night that he had no personal feelings about a Princeton entry but said, "I think tradition will prove too strong...
...Great things were expected from Doug Anderson, the captain of the 1941 Freshman combine and an all-New England man at Exeter, but his shoulder was put out of commission in the Maryland game and he wrenched his ankle last Saturday and thus he has had little chance to prove his worth...
...Guild has tried to prove that three Times employes were fired for union activity and should be reinstated. The Times has tried to prove that they were fired for incompetence and should stay fired. But of far more importance than what happens to the three employes is the fundamental conflict between Guild and Times, where the Guild has never felt strong enough to strike...