Word: accept
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There were only a few plausible reasons why this man of multiple talents should be picked for and accept the job of Ambassador to Britain. One was that in his role as a representative of Business sense within a reform administration, he had lost out, or felt he had lost out, and taken the opportunity to put the Atlantic between him and the grievous worries of the New Deal beset by a new depression. Another was that besides the job of negotiating the details of a reciprocal trade treaty with Britain, Franklin Roosevelt faces major developments of U.S. foreign policy...
American policy must be based on the answers to such questions, but the only answers we can get are guesses, based on a foundation of astounding ignorance and a superstructure of variegated misinformation. The situation would be ludicrous if it were not so dangerous. Any premises we accept are likely to lead us astray...
...presumably an abandonment of that hope; but there is reason to believe that the latch-key is still out. Were the democracies to present Italy a united front, demanding return to active cooperation with the League and offering both sorely needed capital and other economic concessions, she would undoubtedly accept. A similar adjustment of Germany's problems can be made; but the co-operation of the United States is essential...
...assortment included a black felt brimmed model with green, lavender and red bows, a toque with iridescent feathers and odd-angled quills, a visor brimmed type with veil in front, a bumper roller with wraith of veil in the rear. Mrs. Garner refused to open the boxes, refused to accept the hats...
...employed. From the fact that officials are still negotiating with the local organizer, it can be rightly surmised that they desire a compromise in short order. What the terms of that compromise will be is a matter of speculation. As far as the union is concerned, it would probably accept wage scales only slightly higher than present rates providing that the University would grant a closed shop...