Word: conquered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spark of divine genius. In his play, the young man to whom he attributes genius shows not a flicker of it except through devoted championing by his actress-wife-and she seems to be merely parroting the author's own description of him. The young man, determining to conquer New York as a playwright, finds his plays promptly tossed back at him by commercial managers because they will not satisfy the gods of the box office. When he and his wife are on the verge of starvation, his mother-in-law harangues him into taking a lucrative position...
...Messrs. Patterson and McCormick, having driven out all comers except Hearst and a small business daily from the morning newspaper field in Chicago, looked ahead for new fields to conquer. They chose Manhattan and there five years ago founded a little illustrated sheet, of scandalmongering propensities, the Daily News. The gum-chewers of Manhattan seized the News and gloated. Pennies by the carload rolled into the proprietors' pockets. And yet they felt the urge for "More! More...
...rejuvenated Harvard four is playing an aggressive game of polo, which will require Princeton's best to conquer. The addition of two Freshmen, J. W. Tufts, and R. A. Pinkerton has materially strengthened the team. Both of these men have had considerable previous experience and with the entire present combination returning next year, prospects are encouraging for the future success of polo at the University...
...Rome must again become the radiant capital of the Latin world. Rome must again conquer the imperial dignity. She must not rule by force of arms, or grow rich by the labor of subject peoples, but she must again lead the world in virtue of the genius of her sons and the indomitable virtues of her people...
...looked upon as the cleverest man in Greece. As a military leader he is regarded very highly, both in Greece and in Germany, where he was called the "Little Moltke." Kaiser Wilhelm used to say of him: "If I had five men like Metaxas, I could conquer the world...