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Word: acceptably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nominated I will not accept; if elected I will not serve," wrote General William Tecumseh Sherman to the Republican convention of 1884, in the most emphatic, most widely quoted (and misquoted)* nolo episcopari on record. Last week Minnesota's outspoken Harold Stassen as emphatically announced his determination to win the Republican nomination in 1948. The formal Stassen bid, 18 months before convention time, was as unparalleled as General Sherman's brusque withdrawal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Roll Call | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

After he had denied or explained everything, Senator Bilbo asked the committee if it had any further questions. Icy-voiced Senator Ferguson had one: Did the witness know that it was against the law for political candidates to accept campaign contributions from Government contractors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Cougar in the Caucus Room | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

...bowed out very gracefully. Last summer he had turned over the Cook County chairmanship to Jake Arvey (TIME, July 22). Jake immediately began working on the boss to retire. Ed held out, finally agreed not to run if Jake could find someone the Boss could accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: No Dog in the Manger | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

Most Spaniards agree that if Franco could bring down the price of food, the country would accept his police state without too much grumbling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Behind the Windbreaks | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

...last order of business, Alden Roach made a quiet announcement: Columbia Steel Co., West Coast subsidiary of giant U.S. Steel, had offered to buy Consolidated and its subsidiaries for $8,293,379 in cash. Pleased grins spread over the directors' faces. Quickly they voted to accept the offer. (Next day, Consolidated stock, worthless a decade ago, jumped from $19 to $27 on the Los Angeles exchange, the following day climbed another five points.) If the deal did not surprise the directors, who had known that Roach was dickering, it did surprise the West Coast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Steel Buys Again | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

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