Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...party's highest call to duty." Was this not the case in the campaign of 1888, when the Republican leaders after the fifth ballot at the National Convention sent a cable message to Elaine who was at the time visiting Andrew Carnegie in Scotland, asking him to accept the nomination and the reply was: 'Too late. Blaine immovable. Take Harrison and Phelps...
Taxis. Why did the Mayor accept $26,535 worth of bonds from Broker Joseph A. Sisto, whose firm was interested in Parmelee Transportation (Checker Cab) securities, in 1929? Was it chance that, after Broker Sisto spoke to His Honor about the necessity for curbing low-rate "taxicab racketeers," the Mayor legislated into being the Board of Taxicab Control...
...clever bit, in which smart young people talk of serious matters obliquely; the brilliance of their conversation is scintillating and altogether impossible, but it makes good reading. Mr. Swain's "Young Emile Chadwick" presents a variation or two on the O. Henry formula, and the reader struggles to accept the formula so that he may enjoy the effect...
...will not accept so monstrous an injury, no matter by whom inflicted. The territory restored to us is justly ours and we will stand by it. We are peaceful and peace-loving people. We need peace more than any other country in the whole world. Nevertheless, if a war-and I am speaking now not as an official person (for I'm a plain citizen now, I hold no official position)-if a war should be thrust upon us by formal declaration or by surprise we shall defend ourselves...
...sing with the company. Mr. Gatti has had to cut his cloth to fit a season one-third shorter than usual. Jeritza and 26 others whose contracts expired have been dropped from the roster. Tenor Beniamino Gigli had a long-term contract but he chose to leave rather than accept less money (TIME...