Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...came in the extra inning. Captain Maher, who substituted for Baldwin in the last of the seventh, was hit by the pitcher, and reached second on Casto's sacrifice. The score came when McGlone hit a high bounding ball to the visitor's third baseman, who was slightly over-anxious and threw wide of first...
...whole matter in a peaceable manner. The Turks forget that they and their diplomacy are well known all over the world and especially in Europe; thus, with everyone on the alert, the worst effect of their scheming will be to prolong the conference. If, however, the Turks are as anxious for peace as they have so consistently stated-and this is probably true, because they have everything to gain from an early peace-they will certainly allow the Allies and the United States to fight the matter out in the World Court, and themselves abide by the decision of that...
...about to alight. The getaway of an airplane is easy. But landing on the deck of the steaming war-vessel, pitching and rolling as it must, is a risky proposition. The deck looks broad to any one standing on it, but it is a mere strip to the anxious pilot. As the wheels of the airplane touch the landing surface, the pilot drops a large hook which engages with wires laid across the deck so as to secure a quick stop, smaller hooks engage with wires running along the length of the ship and prevent the airplane from turning...
...Regarded dispassionately, the execution seems the quintessence of arrogance and unmixed contempt for the opinion of the world. It is in effect proof positive that the autocracy of the Tsar has only been exchanged for that of the dregs of the Russian proletariat. It appears that the Soviet are anxious to show that the quality of mercy has no place in the creed of Bolshevism. As a matter of fact liberty in all its forms is non-existent in Russia today. Even under the Tsar's despotism the average man had more personal liberty than he has now. Hereunder...
...person who comes to this book most anxious to learn something about Mr. Curtis will be the person who is most likely to be disappointed. The biography of this magnificently capable publisher remains to be written...