Word: dares
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dare we lift our eyes to Thee, for we are guilty, as a nation, of tolerating the practice of vile mob murder...
...Panama, he saw a "dare-devil," acting on a wager, light his cigar from a candle on the high altar of the Cathedral Church of San Juan de Dios, while 50 priests were conducting mass before 3,000 communicants. The sacrilege precipitated riots in which many persons were killed...
...speechmaker new verbal tricks, or to accustom him to an accepted pronunciation when he has been in the habit of using another. And as the radio magnifies so many things, it magnifies these mistakes. Some peculiarities in the mouths of celebrated persons have become so famous that the speaker dare not change them without risking the charge of affectation. In this connection, a famous speaker whose "raddio" was a standing subject for witticism, forgot himself (unless my ears and memory have deceived me) and in the heat of a campaign address employed the correct pronunciation. But only momentarily...
Most cases of book--scribbling are as shameful as they are easy to prevent. With enforced laws, only fools would dare to continue such a practice. "The sooner Boylston Hall can break away from its lethargy and acceptance of such evils, the better it will be for the condition of the books themselves, and the pleasure of all who have to read them...
...been receding and new security issues have been virtually frozen. Until very recently this has been worrisome only to investment bankers forced to scratch for commissions. But the market crash has made the matter headline news by damming up some $150,000,000 in new security offerings which underwriters dare not release for fear of getting stung like Edward B. Smith...