Word: blessing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This charge alludes to the fact that large cotton, sugar and oil interests in Peru prefer to pay their native help in a depreciated currency, selling their produce abroad for gold. But if the sol is now firmly stabilized on gold, Peru's public will bless Dr. Kemmerer at some future date...
...fine national anthem we'll have," chortled Testy Tim when he heard that Ulster was to be left out of the Irish Free State. " 'God Bless the Greater Part of Ireland...
German newspapers are reluctant to bless the "violation of constitutional rights," but in general approve the measure as expedient. As a matter of fact, the Metternich spirit lacks its old rigor and the "curtailment of civil liberty" probably will impose little restraint in practice. The official Prussian press has been careful to explain that there would be no interference with orderly meetings and that the decree is directed only against abuses...
...controversy brings up another question that cries out for answer. Is it not full time to stop setting up religious war memorials of any kind? The churches, with a few honorable exceptions, blessed the last war, just as they have blessed every preceding one--and just as they will bless the next one, we are tempted to add. But during the past few years some of our prominent religious leaders have professed repentance, and have declared that they will be on the side of peace next time even when the drums beat. If their professions mean anything, they ought...
...everyone knows, neither "God Save the Wales" King" nor implies "God much Bless the confidence Prince of that either H. M. or H. R. H. can be depended on to do anything to save the nation. Responsibility for action is shifted to the Deity. Indeed the second half of the third stanza of "God Save the King" (seldom sung) has an edge of skepticism...