deeded, selectivity, a disaster for the world of letter, the newly-elected President

The London Library

"I am convinced that if this library disappeared, it would be a disaster for the world of letters".
#TSEliot, onthisday 1952, giving his inaugural address as the newly-elected President of @TheLondonLib.

The libraries use exhibitions and events to chart the lives of their respective presidents. But some have provoked ire with their selectivity

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At the time that RCA Victor commissioned this building, it was a subsidiary of General Electric. The company then moved its headquarters to Rockefeller Center, and this building was deeded over to the parent company

selectivity

noun

1. the quality of carefully choosing someone or something as the best or most suitable.

   
   

   "provision is organized on the principle of selectivity"

   • the property of affecting some things and not others.

     
     

     "proteins capable of binding hydrophobic molecules with high affinity and selectivity"
   • ELECTRONICS

     the ability of a device to respond to a particular frequency without interference from others.

     
     

     "reception ratings are based on measurements of sensitivity and selectivity"

deed

/diːd/

verb

NORTH AMERICAN

past tense: deeded; past participle: deeded

1. convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed.

   
   

   "they deeded their property to their children"

[名]

1. 1C行為，行い（act）；（約束などの言葉に対して）実行，行動
   • a bad deed
   • 悪行

   • your good deed for the day
   • ((戯))日々の善い行い

   • His deeds agree with his words.
   • 彼は言行が一致している
2. 1aC功績，偉業
3. 2C〔((英))しばしば～s〕《法律》捺印なついん証書
4. 3U事実（reality）

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