Word: comprehendingly
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...time -neither of which commodities are acceptable to America as debt payment. Further, all decent bankruptcy laws provide that the debtor may retain the means of self-preservation. With regard to Mr. Andrews' second point, surely a country which has taxed itself far beyond what any American can comprehend, in an attempt to pay, in a currency which has been at a premium, money which it borrowed to lend to countries which it has forgiven their debts, could not be regarded as undeserving of confidence whatever happens. Even in the unlikely event of British national credit being impaired...
...There are those in other countries who do not fully comprehend the attitude of Japan toward China nor the measures she has taken. . . . Although Japan has been the chief victim of the abnormal state of affairs in China, other countries have also suffered intolerable indignities. At the same time it is admitted by those conversant with actual conditions in China that no remedy can be effected by having recourse either to the covenant of the League of Nations or to any other organ of what may be termed 'machinery of peace.' In fact, it has been the practice...
...that he had put through a bill for their relief only to have it killed by a coldhearted, opinionated Republican President. President Hoover, on the other hand, would go before the country as the implacable defender of the people against a disaster inherent in Democratic doctrine. Some citizens might comprehend the economic facts but in a rough & tumble campaign, facts usually carry less weight than impressions. As a matter of practical politics President Hoover had the facts, Speaker Garner the impressions...
...orderly living. Within these walls fresh affirmation is given of the ways and means by which alone that Peace can be secured. . . . Here, we are seeking to understand through symbol, praise and sacrament, the paths that shall lead us ultimately to those serener heights where we shall know and comprehend God's larger plan for the peace and happiness of His children. . . . In no place other than here in the capital of the nation has such a Temple of Peace a more appropriate setting...
...curious situation, one not easy to comprehend at this distance. However, a moral can perhaps be drawn from it. Local residents, theatre proprietors, and administration officials might give heed to the ways of other colleges and be thankful that the sons of the Cardinal are relatively restrained in their search for excitement. The annual fresh pajamarino with its inevitable wind-up at the Play show houses appears rather innocuous beside the recurring affrays at Harvard. Stanford Daily...