Word: bolstered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Psychoanalysis is far superior to the old dynamic psychology, by which a man was able to bolster up his courage, but once defeated, was almost irreparably broken. By what Freud calls the 'transfer of the libido' psychoanalysis removes all cause of troubles and pushes on arrested development. The European analysist never tells his patient anything, the American practioner tries to be very friendly with the patient. Self-analysis is perfectly possible but leads to introspection and the disease called 'thinking...
Brightest gem in his State's judicial crown, Judge Cardozo, a thin-nosed patrician descendant of Sephardic Jews, may be expected to bolster up the Court's fine Liberal-Conservative balance, which was jeopardized by Liberal Justice Holmes's retirement...
Such sprinters as Crickard, Hayes, Fescesolide, Poeter, and Shea should help Hawes get points in the dash while Cole, Grady, Hayes, and Streter should bolster the Harvard cause in the hurdles...
...rank and file of the Japanese people remained exuberant with war hysteria. The War Department, disregarding Euro pean protests, sent the 9th and 12th Divisions of the Japanese Army to Shanghai to bolster the none-too-successful blue jackets of Admirals Shiosawa and Nomura...
Even so India was of great service to Britain last week. In one day $9,000,000 in gold bullion left Bombay for London to bolster the British pound. Reporters discovered that since Britain went off the gold standard over $100,000,000 in Indian gold had been sent to Britain. St. Gandhi was fully aware of the importance of this...