Word: anxiously
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...howl in the North, changed Sherman overnight from a byword to a hissing. But by the time of the Grand Army review in Washington they were cheering him again. The review took two days: the Army of the Potomac first, then the Army of the West. Sherman was very anxious that his men should outmarch the Easterners; but he led the column, would not turn his head to look. Finally, unable to stand the suspense, he turned, saw them marching as they had never marched before. Said he: "I believe it was the happiest and most satisfactory moment...
...cordial meeting" fortnight ago continued last week through an exchange of formal letters which Berlin wits dubbed "the game of questions & answers." With each exchange it became clearer that the President, though he had commissioned Fascist Hitler to try to form a Cabinet with a parliamentary majority, was not anxious that he should succeed. Herr Hitler drew from Old Paul what amounted to a stipulation that the President would not appoint him Chancellor unless he could obtain a "safe majority" in the Reichstag for a Cabinet pledged to continue all the policies of the hated von Papen "Cabinet of Monocles...
...several odd jobs to do on the way. Followed by a comet's tail of attaches and Japanese reporters, he went from Tokyo first to Mostow, where he attempted, to arrange for Russian recognition of Manchukuo. Soviet officials remained coy but indefinite. Russia is genuinely anxious to sign treaties of non-aggression with her neighbors, but she can see no advantage in recognizing Manchukuo without first receiving such a treaty from Japan...
...squad will hold dally practice in the baseball cage, chiefly leg and ankle strengthening exercises, and will get itself in condition by daily distance running. H.B. Washburn '83, acting captain of the squad is particularly anxious to get together a ski-jumping team, aspirants for which will be allowed to practice at the Braeburn Country Club Ski-jump...
...past three years, is expected to play professional football next year with other the Boston Braves or the New York Glants. Crickard, whose play has been outstanding this year, has been watched all season by scouts for the Braves, and it is understood that the Giants are also anxious to engage his services for the 1933 campaign in the Professional Football League...