Word: abhors
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...China in 1163 and were allowed to open a synagogue at K'ai-feng Fu in 1164, since when they have enjoyed the protection of the authorities. Persecution of the Jew is relatively unknown in China; but they nevertheless keep very much to themselves, most probably because they abhor the Chinamen's pet food, the pig. They are known to the Chinese as "the sect of those who take out the sinew," which refers to their peculiar method of preparing meat in order to make it kosher...
...much as I abhor giving any publicity whatsoever to that sterling citizen, Mr. Delcevare King, I should like to bring out one point which seems to have been overlooked in all these discussions over that admirable word "scofflaw", Mr. King's great claim to fame...
...America has always been and should continue to be a friend to all nations", said Admiral Benson. "In order to continue to exert our powerful influence for good, we must be in a position to assert ourselves. We should abhor force, but we must be ready for what may come...
...main trouble is that many, many people are forgetting the fundamental evil: overemphasis. All abhor subsidization and abuses present now; yet few will make any changes to minimize the importance of athletics. The "Times", in an editorial yesterday: "If all college students were 'gentlemen' we should need no rules at all."--a statement true but also common knowledge. And one reason is that colleges are for some absurd reason judged by athletic teams; so that men who are not gentlemen in the best sense go to college to achieve athletic reputations and perhaps a degree; so that alumni may back...
...Allies are tired of the war; in fact, the whole world is tired of the war, but this is only the more reason why these Allies and the whole civilized world will battle on to defeat the probability of one other state bringing into existence a situation which they abhor...