Word: dismays
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Britain's Industrial Welfare Association, as follows: "My industrial visits do not always have the best results. I seem sometimes to place an evil spell on any machines in which I would take a special interest. They may break down or stop. Once, to my surprise and dismay, I was dropped in a lift; another time a supposedly foolproof stamping machine ejected 40 unstamped letters for my benefit. The threads of looms at times break as I approach them, but, in spite of these odd occurrences, I am glad that employers are ready to welcome me in their midst...
...nurse, "never wasted time in being nice," was a great one for saying No or Humph. But she was in cahoots with all kinds of magical powers, astounded and captivated her charges by the series of delightful adventures she sprang on them. One night, to the children's dismay, the wind changed. Sure enough, Mary Poppins left. But she went away in style, by the umbrella route...
...piece set. The firm had once sold $10,000 worth of silverware in one pattern in a single day, said the advertisement, and had been quietly waiting for the proper time to break the record of $12,000 in one day held by another city. "Imagine our dismay then," continued "The House of Lucky Wedding Rings," "when the news reached us shortly thereafter, that on August 28, 1933, the Slavick Jewelry Co. of Los Angeles, had held a one-day sale which so far surpassed all previous records as to make them look like the efforts of amateurs. The Slavick...
Paraguay's victory shattered Bolivia's politics. Sick with dismay, President Salamanca could think only of firing his commander-in-chief. He set out for the Chaco front to do so but his intentions went ahead of him. Vice President Tejada had been on the wires. When Salamanca arrived, the army officers politely asked for and got his resignation. Back in La Paz Tejada had already made himself President, claiming that Salamanca had deserted. There was no doubt that Bolivia's new President Tejada was in favor of "an honorable peace...
...people who gasped in surprise and dismay as the big blue challenger tore across the finish line with the red protest flag flying, none gasped louder than the race committee whose responsibility it was to allow or refuse the protest, and that responsibility they have now acquitted...