Word: shifting
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...shift in emphasis came about be cause most Broadway columnists secretly yearn for the dignity that goes with straight news columning, and have used the war as a springboard for a leap into general punditry. And, trendwise as they are, all realize that mischievous chitchat is no commodity to market in wartime...
...real work was now done by Czars, of which the U.S. has ten. Cabinet members were left to shift for themselves, and to find whatever glory they could in their titles. Their actions last week: State. Cordell Hull, 71, talked with the press. He saw some envoys. One night he dined departing Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden...
...change has been made, however, in the early morning routine which still includes first call, assembly, and reveille at 5:30, 5:55, and 6:00 respectively, as in the past. Chapel devotions have been moved up half an hour in order to accommodate the shift in academic hours...
...make room for the increased number of female officers. Radcliffe girls have already moved our of their quarters and into other dormitories. The first group graduated last Friday, but the space they vacated was hardly enough for incoming shift...
...would see baseball much as usual. To compensate for an inevitable slump in the quality of play, the major leagues decided to restore the lively ball (and home runs) of 1939. To cut travel, each team will make three trips around the league instead of four. To suit swing-shift workers, the clubs will consider playing some morning games...