Word: discomfort
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...second cousin of assassinated Tsar Nicholas II and last, whose successor he claimed to be. A leader of glorious victories and masterly retreats, the Grand Duke Nicholas was beloved of thousands of Russian emigres and commanded popularity even among the masses in Russia after the Revolution, to the constant discomfort of the Soviet state...
Robert Cecil. ". . . his presence was sweet and grave. . . . He was all mild reasonableness-or so it appeared, until he left his chair, stood up, and unexpectedly revealed the stunted discomfort of deformity. Then another impression came upon one-the uneasiness produced by an enigma: what could the combination of that beautifully explicit countenance with that shameful, crooked posture really betoken? He returned to the table, and once more took up his quill; all, once more, was perspicuous serenity...
...entirely. The banquet of the Democrats of Oneida country, all fourteen of them with the addition of the stage driver who voted both Democrat and Federalist, a banquet which culminated with the practical destruction of the Baptist steeple and the absolute inundation of all the guests to the great discomfort of the Federalists who had to foot the bill and stay sober, is a pretty homeric tale. If (in the manner of Time's advertisements) you are curious to know who shouted 'Oysthersh' from under the table at frequent intervals, or who were the young bloods who voted Democratic because...
...most certainly the town which first would be obliterated. Here young peasant maids crossed themselves, paused a moment at the churches. Grandmothers, rich in ancient lore, retold tales. Enceladus, the Titan, was buried under Etna when he had dared to defy Zeus. Now and again he stirred in discomfort or anger. Hephaestus, god of fire and the metallic arts, had a smithy in Etna. He was fashioning terrible Olympian swords which his journeymen, the Cyclops, would deliver...
...store in the new building, thus enabling residents and their families added facility and comfort in their shopping. In the modern Beck Hall families may receive their friends in an atmosphere that will in every way harmonize with the University atmosphere without the hustle and discomfort attached as at present to quarters provided in Boston. It has even further been proposed to construct in the building a large assembly and banquet hall where graduates may meet for any social function no matter how large, furnishing quarters for larger gatherings interested in music or lectures than now obtains...