Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...evening late in the week he called in Secretaries Stimson, Mellon and Lamont. Out of that meeting came sudden decision Saturday morning: President Hoover would accept the Legion's invitation, make a flying trip to Detroit...
...District Attorney Blue was not ready to accept that theory. He wanted to investigate reports that Mrs. Collings had been seen dining with a man about 50, to find out what she meant when she said, in speaking of the attack: ''They would have gone through with their bargain just the same," to substantiate her reported statement that she had been unhappy with her husband. He announced she would not be called at the inquest. He explained: "By calling her now she could not be asked to waive immunity." As the inquest began without her, Prosecutor Blue...
...charge; the rest of the press promptly followed. "In 48 hours the leading papers . . . had turned the heroes into criminals. . . . Each paper was now wishing the airmen on the other.'' Nichi-Nichi willingly released the flyers from their contract, but Asahi would not accept them as contestants until the flight permit had been granted...
...every desire has been gratified for political honors, and in 1928 I would have retired from the political field if that great leader of men, the Hon. Alfred E. Smith, had not requested that I again would accept the position of national committeeman from the State of New York. ... I will not accept under any circumstances the membership of the national committee again and I will continue to do, as a private citizen, my very best to bring success to the party...
Friends of Dr. Budlong thought he would accept the Bishop Coadjutorship. If he does so he will give up a pleasantly middle-of-the-road-ish parish; a salary of $12,000 a year; a large residence; an automobile ; an impressive socialite congregation. As Bishop Coadjutor he would get $7,000 a year and $3,400 for expenses...