Word: certain
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...trip to the gallery with the reporter, however, revealed that "The Green Jacket" was a genuine John; and, after identifying it as one of his own works, Mr. John made profuse apologies and declared that he was very certain that people on this side of the ocean are very honest after...
Baron von Stael-Holstein was the first foreigner ever admitted to the carefully guarded precincts of the Imperial palace of Peking. The court in which the collection was housed was the home of certain Dowager Empresses and of those concubines who had lost the royal favor...
...Murray Bay lunch table to say of Tom Shevlin, "H« had himself paged in hotels by a boy waving an envelope like it was a telegram." He denied it and my father sided with him, saying that no Taft could ever use "like" as a conjunction. I feel certain therefore that he was misquoted...
...time it has not only greatly increased the capacity of its main department, but has added many minor features. In the last few years the increase has been phenomenal, keeping pace with the growth of the Library and its demands, on the binding and repairing departments. The fact that certain books in constant use require rebinding many times during their life certifies as to the task constantly before the bindery...
...stir people; a good fierce American eagle would be a useful 'property', as the theatre chape call it, and 'Our Old Flag,' from centre-stage, in the clarion tones of a Fourth of July speech, or an election rally, or of the columns of the 'Congressional Record,' would be certain to bring down a round of applause again...