Word: adopter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...work money that has already been allotted has been on account of what is claimed to be unreasonably high wages." Administrator Ickes shot back at Labor. "I am reluctant to believe that a serious body like the A. F. of L., having any responsibility to the public, would adopt such a resolution .unless it had sent it to a committee to investigate the facts...
...Lord Mayor-elect, Alderman Charles Henry Collett (TIME. Oct. 9). Speeches after the guests were full of noble viands and rare wines consisted of direct hits by Chancellor Chamberlain and Governor Norman at the British Labor Party which is urging that His Majesty's Government adopt "Roosevelt methods" in finance and public relief...
...English aircraft should adopt the retractable landing gear as used...
...blunt an answer to the Administration but it made clear its way of thinking. Col. Leonard Ayres, economist vice president of Cleveland Trust Co. and chairman of A. B. A.'s Economic Policy Commission, reported: "Your commission views with apprehension the propaganda . . which brings pressure upon bankers to adopt ultra-liberal loaning policies. . . . The objectives of the recovery campaign justify all the support that banks can rightfully give, but they justify it just so long as that support involves good banking." In drawing up resolutions for the convention the bankers planned to ignore Jesse Jones's preferred stock...
...like the other orphans. The picture came to the attention of one Jean Strengs, French-born proprietor of a Paterson, N. J. dye works. Dyer Strengs was struck by Peter Christopolus' resemblance to his own son, who had been drowned at 17 a year before. He decided to adopt Peter, arranged for a six-week trial after which he might educate him, train him in the dye business, make him his heir. In July Peter Christopolus traveled East amid much publicity. The Strengs posed with him this way and that for photographers, Mr. Strengs accentuating his role of fond...