Word: dispell
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...doubt the reporter had this problem in mind when he interviewed Grand Duke Boris, the latest noble visitor to New York. "Just to have a good time," was the explanation he gave of his presence on this side of the Atlantic; and to dispel any further doubt, he added: "The New York water is excellent...
...hold the allegiance of very intelligent men is distressing. Reform in the economic policies of the government cannot come about if such notions persistently prevail. Education is the only remedy; and the most promising aspect of the whole matter is that Mr. Duke's fortune will go to help dispel just such ideas as his. But neither in the schools which he is aiding nor in any others endowed by "big business men" will the truth soon conquer if the opinions of the endowers are allowed to control the academic machinery. "Capitalists" advance the cause of education by contributing their...
...conducting businesses in the vicinity can cooperate directly with the bureau; on the other, the University itself can arrange to employ students more generally than in the past in the carrying out of its manifold activities. Once given a fair trial the student employee, even in University positions, will dispel once for all the old bugaboo that he is less efficient that the present professional help...
Great as are the differences between the parties of Davis and La Follette, they have one great common bond in their efforts to dispel the popular superstition regarding the great, strong, silent man in the White House and in their work of putting the infamous record of the last administration in its true light. It is futile to direct effort to shadowy issues. It is childish to pretend that a likeness exists between Mr. Davis and Mr. Coolidge. It is as well to compare black with white as to liken Mr. Davis, one of this country's most capable lawyers...
This fall, however, the ghost has risen with a vengeance. In the appointment of a committee to stimulate and supervise Freshman affairs may be detected a dangerous effort not only to analyze indifference but actually to dispel it. The choice of class organization as a target for experimentation was wisely made, as the problem of getting out enough votes to make class elections valid has been a constant thorn in the sides of successive election committees, who have attacked the difficulty without stopping to find out why it exists...