Word: set
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...often hollow, lumps of expression that come out of the undergraduate, or "afflatus," period in a writer's development. With absolute respect for the contributors to the current issue, I'm willing to bet that six out of the seven will soon be ashamed that these fragments were ever set in type. This writing has to be done, if these folks are ever going to be writers, but there is no law which states that it must be published and read...
...earnest hope of the Hynes' supporters that he will not be overwhelmed by the job of reconstructing the city's financial set-up. In the past, the hopelessly confused accounting has been the curse that Curley has placed on the head of his successors. The Boston voters elected the new mayor on the hope that he could untangle the Curley mess; with his experience as acting mayor and city clerk, Hynes has the background to satisfy this hope. But the job is ahead and the work, more than the wishes, of the Hynes supporters will be required to accomplish...
These recommendations were made by the Educational Policies Commission, set up by the National Education Association and the American Association of School Administrators. This commission is devoted to long-range policies for American education...
...Set your seenes in Raly during the war. Throw in a big gob of partisans some mean-looking German soldiery, sprinkle liberally with social significance, squalling infants, breast women, and peasants and you might have "Paisan" or "Open City." But in this case you have "Outery," and you have a very fine motion picture...
...urging support of proposed legislation which would set up a releasing beard to allow outside work by inmates. Dr. Van Waters said 218 women saved $18,000 received as wages for indenture employment...