Word: chosing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Clémentel Interlude. Since the cabinet crisis has now lasted over a week, flustered President Gaston ("Gastounet") Doumergue hastily cast about for a man who might be able to form a cabinet of "republican union," chose that elderly vegetarian M. Le Senateur Étienne Clémentel,* the distinguished President Fondateur of the International Chamber of Commerce...
...done that and failed. Instead he would ask "republicans of good will," like Briand, to enter his cabinet on their personal responsibility, without impliedly pledging the support of their parties. With this cabinet he would face the Chamber of Deputies and they might unseat or sustain him as they chose. In effect, M. Tardieu slapped down before all France the following cabinet list, virtually defied the Chamber to indicate that they are not good...
...made his debut. His appearance bore no resemblance to the proud, satanic figure of Bodanzky. Like a precocious, shy, near-sighted schoolboy he came out from under the stage, wangled his way almost apologetically through the string-players, bowed to a cordial hand-clapping. Out went the lights. He chose a baton from the rack and began a careful, orthodox Vorspiel. Care alone, however, could not make it clean, clear-cut. Sometimes it raced confusedly, as did parts of the opera which followed. Occasionally it groped and dragged. Never, obviously, was there an attempt for theatric effect. A left hand...
...completing the quartet. If Wood and Mays had been there it would be interesting to note what the result would have been. It is highly improbable, however, that Gilligan will start against the Alligators. Either Putnam or Mays will replace him. Wood will call signals if the former is chose, but Putnam, will direct the team in the event of May's starting...
That the matchmaker rivals or out-tops princes and statesmen in importance was indicated when the Saturday Evening Post's Isaac Marcosson, "world's most famed" interviewer, chose him as prime subject for investigation last summer. During an interview which extended over days, the matchmaker said: "There is not a single competitor with sufficient influence upon the different markets to cause us any really serious harm. No market is sufficiently significant to be of importance to us. The reason is that the whole world is our field...