Word: decorum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Catholic World summarized the U.S. bishops' pastoral letter: "The hierarchy . . . share the conviction that American political institutions are in advance of those of Europe in helping a man to save his soul. . . ." Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul was more truculent: "An honest ballot and social decorum will do more for God's glory and the salvation of souls than midnight flagellations or Compestellan pilgrimages...
Captain E. D. McMorries, medical officer in command, backed him up. Said Captain McMorries: "The decorum of the institution is paramount...
...time between non-commercial "A" and "B" programs-one in English, the other in Afrikaans-the dominion will build new transmitters in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth for a new "C" network open to advertisers. The network hopes to combine BBC's well-tailored decorum with American money-making methods, will carefully consider the sponsor's product before signing a contract. Probable taboos: laxative ads, political blurbs, singing commercials...
Canada's election campaign, conducted with the utmost decorum and a minimum of splash and frippery, was a reflection of Canada's character. Wrote Bruce Hutchison, able novelist (The Hollow Men) and associate editor of the Winnipeg Free Press...
...climate. The cold of Canada freezes the warm blood of our whimsy and freezes the warm phrase on our lips before it can be heard. The unthinking man will say that this is all to the good, that politics here is kept on a high plane of dignity and decorum. . . . On the contrary, politics, in our cold, undiluted form, bore us so much that . . . often politicians can hardly get a meeting together. . . . One prominent candidate found himself addressing his chauffeur and the janitor of a public hall and no one else the other night. . . . Today the Canadian political audience looks...