Word: bench
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...high-vaulted, dark-paneled, Victorian-Gothic gloom of King's Bench Court No. 5 last week, heavily bewigged Honorable Mr. Justice Tucker opened in his kindly, dawdling fashion the most sensational trial London has seen since World War II broke: "Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst versus Viscount Rothermere...
Stout, heavy-jawed, small-eyed Viscount Rothermere sat on a front bench at the justice's left while his attorneys, headed by tall, beak-nosed King's Counsel Sir William Jowitt, vigorously charged that the plaintiff had no moral right to bring into court as evidence confidential letters, some of which they say she took off her employer's desk without his knowledge. Counsel added feelingly that Lord Rothermere had no idea that she kept photostats of highly confidential material at any time...
...series of knee injuries has hindered the team immensely and it is still indefinite as to whether right tackle Jock Armstrong will start, depending on the condition of his knee. John "Whizzer" White, able kicker and field general, and Robby Robinson are also on the bench with lame knees...
...Boston Post wired Bill, asked him to cover a post-season football game between Texas A. & M. and Centre College. The Post wanted 500 words. That day the great Bo McMillin was married, his bride sat wrapped in a blanket on the players' bench with a corsage pinned to her shoulder, and unknown A. & M. licked Centre 18-6. Bill started sending in his story, paused after 1,500 soulful words to ask whether they wanted him to stop. Back came the Post's answer: "Pour it on." So Bill sent another 1,500 words...
...this realistic philosophy, to a pragmatic genius which stems from the machinist's bench and burgeons in a burning urge to put out a good product in quantity for low-priced sale, the U. S. motor industry owes its spectacular growth in the U. S. Most of its topflight executives, men like Ford, Chrysler, Knudsen and Keller, had nothing but their two hands and a kit of tools when they went to work...