Word: chaotically
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...those who realized the chaotic situation into which the economic nationalism of the post-war decade had plunged the world, the proposal last spring for a comprehensive economic and monetary conference seemed to offer a prospect of a return to some more endurable kind of normalcy. Beginning with the demand of the United States that war debts and particular tariff policies be barred from the agenda, that prospect has slowly dwindled, until the conference and its chances of success are now clouded in uncertainty...
...railroad circles at this turnabout. For the receivership is both a buffer against further Frisco disaster and a doorway to future success. Other receivership suits were pending against the Frisco last week and this friendly Federal action lessened the possibility of separate receivers in several States operating at chaotic cross purposes. But complications threatened when the attorneys who had been seeking receivership for their clients protested that Judge Faris had acted beyond his jurisdiction. Judge Faris again took the problem under consideration with the observation that the Frisco had "gotten itself into an unholy snarl." Later he appointed John Gerdes...
...Polish-Danzig relations are far from satisfactory. They present a picture of a chaotic maze of complaint, dispute and litigation that obscures the true meanings of these relations...
...women." If, by "democratize," he means to make no distinction between individuals but to give each scholar the opportunities offered his neighbor, then the principle is full of danger. The success which the generation now in schools and colleges is to have in the ordering of a chaotic world largely depends on the ability of this educational system to produce leaders. It is not enough to offer all men a mediocre training, those with ability must have the opportunity of complete development. Democracy, if it is to find a solution for modern problems, must allow equal opportunity but must also...
...nightmare of bureaucratic reorganization has long haunted the White House. Year after year has seen new bureaus formed and inserted with little deliberate consideration in to handy departments. The result is chaotic irresponsibility reduplication, useless expense and inefficiency. Reformers and students have long demanded changes, but courageous in deed would be the president first to buck the ire and political weight of the government bureaucracy. Opponents of Mr. Hoover will search with considerable success for points of attack in this message. They will delight in its incompleteness and lack of forcefulness. But nothing will suit their purpose better than...