Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that they were all prodigies. Gareth's and Violet's childhood friendship might have developed into marriage, but Gareth had no money. Old Man Shore got his daughter the finest husband money could buy, and she spent the rest of her life making the best of the bargain. When she and Gareth met again, he had become a successful European art dealer. They tried being lovers, but without success. Years later, though he admitted himself contented, middle-aged and married, Gareth was still in love with James Shore's daughter...
...again on a crusade, this time to make the world safe for China and Chinese Democrats, or are we making he world safe for American capitalists, and the entire League of Nations in the bargain? And all this single-handed, too. It might be well to consider, at least once again, that we are taking upon ourselves a very serious burden in such a declaration of policy as we have made. It is very significant that England ha refused to cooperate in a joint statement of policy. Probably a desire to avoid the appearance of a "white bloc," which notion...
...supplanted Salmaggi as artistic director. Salmaggi had tried to compete at the Broadway Theatre a few blocks away. Both had the same standard repertory in which Verdi predominated. But last week Amato played the deciding trump when he engaged 40 Metropolitan choristers, 40 Metropolitan orchestramen, made an honest bargain out of 99? opera...
...Bargain...
What air travel will be like by 1964 no man can tell. But President Getulio Vargas of Brazil is sure of one thing: last week, through his Communications Ministry, he contracted with Zeppelin Co. for 20 transatlantic Zeppelin trips a year for 30 years. To seal the bargain he set aside a credit of 11,000 contos ($940,000) to help Zeppelin Co. build a hangar...