Word: directe
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: Why not let Subscriber Epstein (TIME, Aug. 15) in addition to curbing his use of the term "sap" also refresh his memory regarding peculiarities of the verbs "lie" and "lay", should he again care to express an opinion publicly? transitive; "Lay," it has long been thought, requires a direct object. "Lie" is the intransitive verb meaning the act of reclining...
...matter of vital importance to create a distinctly religious atmosphere for their children, giving them a religious education that endowed them with a Jewish consciousness and a self-respect. Both they and their childen had the will to be and to remain Jews." Another of his observations: "The direct calamity which has befallen Judaism in the recent generations is the attempt of the Communists of Russia to strangulate the Jewish soul...
...Thereafter the 15 other states whose delegates to presidential nominating conventions are chosen by direct primary, would either take their cues or have to be notified. The states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio (primaries in April) ; California, Maryland, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon, West Virginia, South Dakota (primaries in May); Florida (primary in June...
Cure. With a direct honesty like that of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America in its reports, Dr. Carroll's Interchurch Conference' study of these church losses recommends a cure: "The discovery that members are straying away from the flock while church and pastor are busy with matters of far less moment and that wanderers are increasing at an alarming rate, must seem a grievous thing demanding immediate attention from those still in the fold. . . . Take away the materialistic character of the shekels needed for the sanctuary. Do not use such terms as 'assessments,' taxes...
...plate and flung it at a tall crank-grinder in a fantastic sweater. It landed amid the punch glasses with dreadful effect. Another plate tinkled through a window. The cameras stopped clicking but Mrs. Stillman hurled more plates, glasses, round epithets. She managed to score at least two direct hits before the intruders hurdled the table and escaped...