Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...memory of Norman Foster in that epitome of dullness, "Pilgrimage," serves to turn the reviewer against that noble gentleman, but it cannot be said that his schoolboy shyness in speech and action go amiss in "Walls of Gold." It is still difficult, however, to watch him when he is angry. Mr. Foster should confine himself to such parts as he played in "State Fair...
...experience in public office, Puerto Ricans were ready to consider him "simpatico" because he was a Roman Catholic and had nine children. But ceremony-loving Puerto Ricans, accustomed to the tact and diplomacy of Governor Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and the quiet efficiency of Governor James Rumsey Beverley, found it difficult to understand Governor Gore's blunt and open manner. He sought to gain popularity by legalizing cockfighting throughout the island (he signed the bill with a tailfeather-see cut) but got only a few scattered cheers. Opposition to his methods arose in the Independence wing of the Liberal Party...
...words, "Come on, I don't mean where are you right at this moment but where is your room? Don't be funny," or by a blank and amazed stare and "I didn't know there were rooms here," spoken in such a tone that it is not difficult to see what the speaker is imagining, either some bleak little hole-in-the-wall tucked away behind the kitchens or a dim alcove in a dingy attic...
...very difficult to see that this would mean anything except Fascism. Regimentation under the control of capital is the chiefest aim of Fascism, and what can emerge as a popular movement in more disorganized nations appears in the United States as a pleasant and parliamentary suggestion. George Soule pointed out last week in the New Republic that this stream must be crossed by the administration; capital can be bearded when it is prosperous, but the gentle reformer must watch for his skin if its real security is threatened...
Secretary Farley, who entered the lists for McKee in such a way as to involve President Roosevelt, is finding his role very difficult as the waves recede on either side. First, it will be remembered, Mr. Curry tricked him into a pledge to support the regular Democratic candidate Dr. O'Brien. The President became a little restless under this stratagem, but when Mr. LaGuardia really let loose at McKee and Farley, he felt that a little easing was in order. Accordingly, Mr. Farley has been instructed to announce that his support of McKee is a personal fealty which does...