Word: dishonestly
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Finally, in the reign of Roosevelt, the pinks and politicians found a way out of this horrible situation. They would pass a law against all business men, set up a commission to enforce it, appoint a commissioner who would have sense enough to enforce it only against dishonest people who under fair and just laws could get corporation lawyers to weasel them out. The Securities Exchange Commission was founded; Mr. Kennedy was made Commissioner; he co-operated with, helped, encouraged honest business; at the same time, he had dishonest fly-by-nighters, sly corporation lawyers under his thumb...
...other public place except a comfort station for the past four years: the bad girl with the heart of gold; the dipsomaniac writer; the hero pining for his lost love who makes her appearance in time's nick; the shady financier; the cuckold with his wife and her dishonest lover and all the rest. However, in China Seas this familiar crew has a new and entertaining bag of tricks to display...
...also has no connection with Dante, save for the fact that a subsidiary character owns a copy of that Italian's works. It is, on the contrary, a modern morality play showing how a carnival concessionaire (Spencer Tracy) works up to the status of amusement tycoon by dishonest means which cause his wife (Claire Trevor) to go off for a holiday...
...York American, which frequently derides the validity of Promoter Curley's exhibitions. Convinced by 40 years of experience that this is not a determining factor in their popularity, Promoter Curley says that he has never, to the best of his knowledge and belief, promoted anything dishonest...
...Government the power which every other government has. But in the Senate, Georgia's George boldly declared: "When the Government runs its hand down into the pocket of the American taxpayer and says to him, 'You cannot have your day in court, it is dishonest. It is not only dishonest, it is undemocratic. And I will go further: No free government can last if once that policy has been adopted...