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Word: questioned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...only change in the blanks this year is the addition of a question asking the candidate whether he wishes to be admitted to another House provided he is unsuccessful in his first two choices, thus giving him an opportunity to be considered when the Central Committee and Masters meet to go over the situation before the final assignment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BLANKS FOR HOUSE APPLICATIONS OUT | 3/14/1939 | See Source »

...Parliament Dr. Edith Summerskill is a belligerent feminist. She is also a top-notch gynecologist and mother of two children. Her husband, likewise a doctor, works in London's famed Harley Street, where doctors' fees are reputed highest in the world. During the House of Commons' question time one day last week, Edith Summerskill, M.P., M.D., stood up and asked: "Will the Prime Minister consider the introduction of legislation to compel wage earners to disclose their wages to their wives?" The other eight women M.P.s sat up in their seats, the 341 men* took a deep breath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Apron Strings v. Purse Strings | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

...year-old sprout was dragged from his sleep on a cold cell floor to be prodded with the endless question: "Were you a member of a counterrevolutionary, Fascist, terroristic organization?" After nights of browbeating, the bewildered lad "confessed." The zealous agents then attempted to get him to confess that he had started recruiting for such an organization in 1935 (when he was seven years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Purgers Purged | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

...seemed completely surprised either at the question or Vag's brusque attack. The blue eyes opened in an amused smile...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

...question most frequently asked with regard to the current wage controversy between the A. F. of L. and the University is "What do do they get in the Square...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Waitresses Receive Less in Income Than Girls Working in Square | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

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