Word: acceptable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Even the most casual observer of our political psychology must have noticed that there are literally millions of Americans who decline to accept things on faith in the realm of religion, but who do not have the slightest compunction about swallowing the catchwords, phrases, formulas, and slogans that go to make up a creed in politics. They scoff at the miracles of Holy Writ, but are continually looking for the miraculous in government, or what would be miraculous if it ever happened--the conduct of a government according to business principles, for example. Most intelligent people regard as preposterous...
...opportunity of the program of this Department is determined by Act of Congress. In the selection of the student for the program, preference will be given to students who wish to enroll for the complete program of four years' residence and study at the University and who would accept the commission in the Naval Reserve after qualifying. The opening of the program in the fall of 1926 will be restricted to about sixty students of the Freshman class in the College and Engineering School; these students must be citizens of the United States and must be over fourteen years...
Last week at Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Donahey conversed with one John A. Cline, Cleveland attorney, over a road paving question. Referring to the undated resignation which Governor Donahey requires his cabinet members to give when they accept appointments, Mr. Cline asked: "Suppose, Governor, the highway director had not conformed to your vote for concrete, would you have put that resignation into effect...
...apples in their throats. With wrathful eyes they read that "Winnie" had somersaulted. In the absence of Premier Baldwin, though presumably at his direction, Chancellor Churchill had reversed the whole policy of the Cabinet, had turned it from encouragement of the owners in their demand that the miners accept longer hours to support of the miners in their resistance to accepting regional instead of national wage agreements...
...London Daily News poll, which had thus far brought in 14,043 replies: 71% believe in a personal God, 72% in personal immortality, 75% in some form of Christianity, 63% regard the Bible as inspired, 71% voluntarily attend religious services regularly, although only 38% accept the Biblical story of creation as historical...