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Word: beares (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Stockmarketeers gasped and gaped. It was not so much that Mr. Raskob had exploded the current myth of the Raskob-Du Pont pool. It was not impossible to believe that he had been out of the market all summer. But that the great bull should have turned into a bear was a blow which could only be described as catastrophic. Seeking a parallel, traders suggested that Nominee Hoover might issue such a statement as this: "My name has been frequently mentioned as being prominently identified with the Republican party. As a matter of fact I have never been a Republican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Bull, Bear, Lion, Lamb | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...deference to the death of a bull, birth of a bear, the market sagged a few respectful points. But the same inexplic- able strength which fortified it against the 5,400 bankers remained to repel Mr. Raskob's attack. The market recaptured its stride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Bull, Bear, Lion, Lamb | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...book is essentially a book of character studies, and therein lies its chief virtue. It is mainly concerned with the interplay of the emotions and desires and actions of a group of people in a given setting, complicated by the influences and forces that their foreign environment brings to bear on them. Mr. Cozzens uses Cuba much as Kipling used Simla. And as in Kipling, the writing is character portraiture, rather than development. Consequently the people are painted in rather brighter colors than strict realism allows, with its penchant for neutrals. The effects must be created quickly--partly because...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fiction | 10/8/1928 | See Source »

...only scar I bear,' he said, 'is on my foot. I could show to you now if I were to take off my shoe. I got it by stepping on a red-hot iron chip in my bare feet at my father's blacksmith shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mr. Hoover | 10/8/1928 | See Source »

...opposition to the proposed change was vigorous. He noted that senders of social cables (13% of cable business) will profit by the new rates, requiring only a 13? MUPJY to convey the thought that "all are well and enjoy ourselves," while large users (87% of business) will bear the burden of the increase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Cable Rates | 8/27/1928 | See Source »

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