Search Details

Word: tabular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...perpetuate their cult, the Educationists have drowned their schools in "oceans of piffle." They spend hours on such research projects as a "Tabular Summary of Frequency of Mention of Correlation Between Aspects of Teachers or Teaching and Certain Criteria of Teaching Success." They give courses in everything from "Administering the Use of Audio-Visual Materials" to "Dance s193C -Social Dance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Oceans of Piffle | 9/7/1953 | See Source »

Most of these magazines have stressed one point: that the armed forces' proposed budget of $13 billion for the fiscal year 1951 won't be enough. Some of them have run colorful tabular diagrams, matching up precise little battleship and airplane and infantry-man symbols in two columns--U. S. and U.S.S.R. In every case, the U. S. has come out way second best...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: BRASS TACKS | 3/14/1950 | See Source »

First | | 1 | | Last