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Word: acceptably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Republican leadership will not be slow to accept the challenge and make Speaker Rainey's "wrong list" the basis of their appeal for an independent-minded Congress which will pledge support in a general sense to President Roosevelt. This would mean a promise to uphold his hands on all major policies in which the administration is headed in the right direction and yet a freedom to argue for amendments or changes and even to defeat those policies which a Representative or Senator thinks are not in the public interest...

Author: By David Lawrence, | Title: Today in Washington | 3/21/1934 | See Source »

Exchange regulation. The President wanted passed a bill "against well-recognized evils of the Exchange.'' Senator Robinson at first intimated that its passage at this session was not guaranteed. But when the White House consented to accept amendments to ease the drastic provisions of the first draft. Senator Robinson changed his mind and swung his followers into line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Chessboard | 3/19/1934 | See Source »

Omissions: St. Lawrence Waterway. This treaty which the Senate has been debating since January will come to a vote this week. The vote will be close, and the President will have to accept the outcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Chessboard | 3/19/1934 | See Source »

...arbitrary flat reduction of the work week for all industry. Yet Congressmen are much inclined to favor a bill for a 30-hour week. If it were passed allowing no exceptions the President would veto it. If it were passed allowing him wide discretion in its application, he might accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Chessboard | 3/19/1934 | See Source »

...elected. There was no doubt that closemouthed, mustached General Lazaro Cardenas would be the next President when the Party formally nominated that Calles henchman in December. But in the dusty village of Nicolas Romero in the State of Mexico last week there was one man who refused to accept the inevitable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Interference | 3/19/1934 | See Source »

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