Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...politicians. This profession he exemplifies by some monographs on famous statesmen and politicians-Bright, Cobden, Palmerston, Disraeli, Gladstone, Chamberlain, Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith, George-by analyzing the parliamentary duties of politicians, by contrasting the British parliamentary system with the systems of the U. S., France and Germany, by conducting a brilliant inquiry into the problems of statecraft, by examining the relations between people and press, press and government and by descanting on political ethics...
...within the next few months. Pointing out that bond prices are now higher than they have been for eight years, and that average industrial stock prices are higher than ever before, the Colonel declares that this situation has resulted from easy credit rather than from high current earnings or brilliant prospects, and that therefore rising interest rates this fall will call a halt...
...huge brown helmet, batwing collar, four-in-hand tie, brown pongee coat and a cigar in his mouth, led 500 droning singers and nimble dancers for a sava (song and dance contest) for the amusement of the fleet. Despite his 250 Ibs., the chief danced most gracefully. In a brilliant, colorful fatiguing pageant the natives danced themselves half dead the while reciting endlessly the history of Samoa...
...Maintenant, wife of Louis XIV, and now the West Point of France. As lieutenant and captain, he saw service in Morocco under the famous General d'Amade. At the beginning of the War, he, was a major and was rapidly promoted to be General for his brilliant work. At the last German offensive on Rheims, he had under his command the U. S. "Rainbow Division" (42nd) as well as the 2nd and 36th U. S. Divisions, whom he commended in army orders for their valor, spirit, ardor...
Stefani. Alberto de Stefani became Minister of Finance in 1922, since when he has worked miracles for Italian finance, turning a heavy deficit into a surplus. Opposition to him crystallized last spring when he issued certain decrees regulating Stock Exchange transactions which, however brilliant in theory, were disastrous in practice...