Word: acclaimed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week's announcement won instant acclaim. One acclaimer was Cambridge's Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac who, now only 31, three years ago startled his learned compatriots by declaring that nuclear protons were simply "holes" in the circumambient electronic field. "A major ad-ance!" cried Dr. Dirac...
...Then he came down at sea, had to be towed for seven days into Fayal. Now came worse. Some say it was the House of Savoy, angered because he dared court Princess Giovanna (today Queen of Bulgaria). Some say it was Italo Balbo, jealous of de Pinedo's acclaim. Some say it was because de Pinedo "forgot" about a half-million-lire fund raised for him by Italo-Americans to buy a new plane. Italo's hero was suddenly, drastically demoted, attached ob- scurely to the embassy in Buenos Aires. There he played polo and hunted. He kept...
...true that when you were investigating this man you found what appeared to be excitement and apparent confusion, but this is a rather common thing among people of that color, and it is quite possible they are a bit noisy in their acclaim of the one who brought about their deliverance from a life of shame, "in many cases." I say that such an influence in any community is a mighty good thing, and even though a bit noisy, it should be tolerated with a great degree of sympathy...
...likeness of a fair young woman dead now about two years. As the bride of Captain Hermann Wilhelm Göring she lived barely a year, failed tt) see his triumphal emergence this spring as Premier of Prussia (which is nearly two-thirds of Germany) and the wild, popular acclaim which marks him wherever he goes throughout the Fatherland today as the No. 2 Nazi...
...good part of the public works money is expected to come from "voluntary gifts for National Labor." Gifts will be of two kinds, Open and Secret. The names of Open Donors will be published for general acclaim, and they can have the very practical advantage of deducting their gift and an additional 25% from taxable income. Secret donors will have no publicity, but should they afterwards be accused of fraudulent tax returns they become immune to punishment and the gift may be deducted from the tax due. provided it is at least 50% of the unpaid...