Word: commenter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Moscow," refuses to budge. M. Rakovsky claimed the Embassy for Sovietland and thus evinces a desire to establish the Soviet regime as lawful heir to that of the Tsars. The British Government favors M. Rakovsky's contention, but the whole matter was exciting a good 'deal of comment and was further complicated by obscure legal points...
That Proctor was not an experienced sculler is the consensus of opinion of bystanders who watched him leave Weld boat house about 4.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In the eyes of one observer, his evident inexperience was so marked as to call for comment, since he nearly tipped over twice-before getting through the arch of the Anderson Bridge...
Charles Sims' painting of King 'George in full court dress has excited a great deal of comment due to the beautiful legs and rather characterless face given England's ruler. Sir John Lavery shows a large painting Premier Mac-Donald addressing the House of Commons in which the effect of political success on the Labor leader seems to have stamped him with an aristocratic Tory look. The atmosphere of the house is well reproduced, with a clever portrait of Lady Astor leaning far forward in her seat...
Evidently the statements published some days ago by Mr. William B. Shearer, in regard to the present material condition of the Navy were not as pessimistic as the comment of Secretary. Wilbur would have led one to believe. The report of Admiral Robert E. Coontz, which-has just appeared, far from fulfilling Mr. Wilbur's predictions, might very well be called discouraging. While it is a long established custom for military and naval experts to wall and moan over the state of the country's armed forces, there is a dispassionate note of truth in the Commander-in-chief...
Coach Stevens would not comment on the showing of the crews yesterday, saying that the weather conditions worked against the possibility of either eight making a good showing. But for the fact that Hubbard caught a crab at the mile mark, where the crew lost many valuable moments, the first eight undoubtedly would have triumphed. Hubbard's outrigger was badly bent, and during the balance of the race he had difficulty in keeping from digging too deep...