Word: causticity
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...three weeks of play, he was leading, 5-to-2. Unworried, unhurried. Challenger Euwe drew closer. His opponent's moves, as recorded on a dummy board, offended attending chess experts who thought Alekhine's daring an open slight on the Dutchman's talents. Disconcerted by their caustic mumblings. Dr. Alekhine won a three-day respite from the Dutch doctor. When he returned to play, neither his rest nor his mascot cat, which sniffed the board before each game, could stave off Dr. Euwe's determined efforts. In the 25th game, Alekhine sacrificed two pawns...
Exulted Liberal King at Ottawa last week: "I hope this will lead Premier Bennett to see what he can expect as a result of refusing the dissolution of Parliament we have asked and clinging to office to the very last minute!'' Of caustic Mr. King and the ever-gentlemanly but reserved and unpopular Premier is told this tale...
...chaotic situation that followed Caesar's assassination. In a last burst of eloquence he denounced Anthony, then faced his murderers. The more Dr. Richards labors to make his career inspiring, the more inept Cicero appears. When he was audacious it was at the wrong time. When he was caustic it was to those who might have been friends. When he leaped into action he was usually too late to do much except get in trouble. When he settled down to his studies, Rome needed him most. The most impressive lesson of his life would seem to be that...
...ribbed Republican New Hampshire. After his term of office, he became a member of New Hampshire's Public Service Commission. In 1932 another startling victory at the polls elevated him again to fame. By less than 2,000 votes out of some 200,000 cast, he beat critical, caustic George Higgins Moses, who had sat for 15 years in the U. S. Senate. Eager to discover this Moses-beater, newshawks rushed to Concord...
...into a momentous fight, the form of which even Franklin Roosevelt, smart politician though he was. did not yet clearly perceive. It remained for Pundit Walter Lippmann. once a good friend of Herbert Hoover, to take most of the wind out of that Republican's sails with these caustic words...