Word: creation
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...International Chamber of Commerce now meeting in Washington is an instrument of the modern type for the manipulation of international matters as powerful as the official channels for foreign affairs. The importance attached to this conference is evidence of the increasing power which business interests wield in the creation of sound international relations...
...became known, the Vatican has not decided to what extent it will use its station. It might employ it for extensive propaganda; it might keep in touch with Papal representatives throughout the world; it might institute a daily service, translated into many languages. And it might broadcast to all creation every Papal encyclical, every official pronouncement. In the face of inquiries last week the Vatican remained discreetly silent...
...possibilities which might be developed from this beginning are numerous and the creation of hullaballoes which could be stirred up to silence opposition would provide employment for many. One can foresee senatorial partisans mobilising forces of radio and talkie property men and armies of extras to create the sound and fury for drowning out opposition. New rules of parliamentary procedure could be formulated to restrict and regulate the use of mechanical aids. Machines operated by steam or hot air might be ruled out but such limitation would exclude some of the more prominent actors in the world of politics...
Undoubtedly the recent experience of the University in connection with the Scrubwomen case was an important factor leading ot the establishing of the new office. Its creation is, however, in line with the recent developments in the University which extend personal advisory services to students. Success in these ventures naturally leads to the idea that the personnel factor should receive serious consideration in the direction of the University's non-educational employees. Several months ago the Corporation announced that an outside firm had been engaged to make a survey of the non-educational employment situation. Since no information...
...buried its nose deep into the stony soil of flint hills. Only the twisted steel and fabric-or what was left of it by souvenir-hunters-could give further testimony. Designer Anthony Hermann Gerhard Fokker flew from Los Angeles to inspect the wreckage for himself. Fiercely proud of his creation, he was certain there was no structural failure. "The flight should not have been undertaken in existing weather conditions," he said. "I would say the human element entered very strongly into the cause of the crash." It was drizzling when the plane took off from Kansas City for Los Angeles...