Word: dears
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...boosted the price. Last August's Conference had given them such adequate export quotas for the current year (Canada: 200,000,000 bu.; Australia: 105,000,000; the U. S.: 47,000,000) that they were willing to give up part of them. Opposed to the principle of dear wheat was Great Britain, a great wheat-buying nation. Argentina (quota: 110,000,000 bu.) was willing to accept a higher price for its wheat on condition that its quota be raised this year 40,000,000 bu. Perfect weather had produced a bumper crop overflowing Argentina's limited...
...Governor Rolph Sacramento, Calif. Dear Governor...
...minority (there always is one) which opposed, in the Academic Council, the move to change Stanford's educational setup by eliminating probation and disqualification among upper classmen and graduates contended that the move will tend to allow a "country club atmosphere" to permeate these dear old grounds...
...order to win the support of constituencies who still admire the President's policies. And so the impressive welcoming ceremonies went on and these same magnanimous Republicans must have enjoyed a nice quiet laugh all to themselves at the expense of the naughty boys of the opposition whose "welcome dear teacher" rang somewhat false after their participation in the nasty little pranks which were engineered during his absence. Some of the apostates may reflect perhaps that the President would have preferred the triumph of his bonus veto and the defeat of the Philippine oil tax bill to the Marine Band...
...crying need of the hour is character-building-emphasis on honest practices, integrity of purpose, general highmindedness. I don't care if my children never learn the Salute to the dear old Flag or if their teachers never know how many square feet of playspace per child there should be in the school yard provided these principles are taught by precept and illustrated by example...