Word: aims
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Soviet government has been vexed ever since Great Britain's Home Secretary Sir Joynson-Hicks raided their London quarters (TIME, May 23). How to retaliate, how to make harsh gestures has been their aim. Recently they reconfirmed a concession that William Averell Harriman had wheedled from them for mining manganese (TiME, June 20). The British had been, supposedly, using their astute offices to thwart that concession. Giving it to Mr. Harriman, the Soviets intended as a slap at Great Britain...
Uldine Utley, pupil of Evangelist Aimée Semple McPherson and protégée of Calvary Bapist's Pastor John Roach Straton, had brought this abnormality into the congregation last January. Like prosperous Mrs. McPherson the stripling girl has the knack of exciting Pentecostal frenzies from her auditors, of throwing them into thaumaturgic fits. Warren Badenock Straton, 19, third son of the pastor (the sons are Rev. Hillyer Hawthorne, John Charles, Warren Badenock, George Douglas) had had his "soul saved" in this fashion. The Monday night Bible class had sought "saving" to such an extent that...
...Aim. Last year the Rockefeller Foundation set out to maintain scientific research in public health affairs; to support medical education; to train health officers, laboratory workers, engineers and nurses: to organize health ices; to secure appropriate legislation; to provide money where necessary; and to stir up public opinion to support public health. Accomplishments. During 1926 the Foundation spent $9,741,474, and got these definite results...
...year $130,085.90 from 4,269 subscribers. Contributions to the Fund on Monday brought the total number of men who have made donations to the Fund over 4,300, but more than 600 contributors are still needed to reach the goal of 5,000 by Commencement which is the aim of the Fund Committee...
Satire is the aim of the novel, but satire is never quite so sophisticated and lewd as the puerile effusions of the flapperish Cleopatra whose acquaintance we make in perusing the "Diary." She boldly describes her appearance in Rome as the public mistress of Caesar and forthwith begins to criticize Rome, Caesar, and every one else except Antony and a few other of the Roman jeunesse doree whose appetites for wine and illicit love are as strong as hers. Her philosophy is Hedonistic; she proclaims herself a sensualist and not satisfied with the fast pace of the Romans she attempts...