Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...success as a guest may be measured by his reaction to the plants. Even music has taken second place and the contrapuntal devices of a Bach fugue give way at any moment to the ever-present weeds in the garden. In fact the whole house had become garden conscious...
...United States is most unfortunate. To the youth of America is seems unfair that one of the latent causes of future wars is nothing more than a lack of agreement between nations as to the settlement of the "fruits" of the last. The college student of today is conscious of the World War only as on historical paradox. Even those of us who lost relatives in that futile struggle have long since ceased to nurse any rancour, other than that arising from the misery and despair we see all round us, for which we must hold our elders responsible...
...conscious. Somehow, the rigors of death had impaired the higher centre of its brain. Not until that was restored would Dr. Cornish consider his experiment a success...
...last two years has been military products. "There is no single armament company in the U. S. comparable to the Schneider group in France or Vickers-Armstrong in England." As far as deliberately fomenting breaches of the peace is concerned, U. S. arms makers might echo Bannerman & Sons' conscious innocence: "No firearms are ever sold in our store to any minor. We will not sell weapons to anyone who we think would endanger the public safety." Machine-gunmen get their "typewriters" from abroad, probably from Belgium. But Seldes accuses U. S. armament makers (Bethlehem Steel et al.) of profiteering...
...doubt extremely difficult to avoid a situation of the China kind in the fact of imperialistic capitalism. However, American diplomats must come to a more conscious realization of the graveness of the situation. I do not favor a retreat, which could only be stupid with Europe in the game, but I do favor a more cautious pressing of our suit. If all of us could only keep a sense of friendly rivalry we would be a long way toward maintenance of peace. But, give Japan some thought, for she is, after all, in her own sphere. Alfred M. Nittle...