Word: effectively
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...votes of members of a legislative body. Broadly speaking, every magazine article dealing with a public question, every editorial, sermon, or speech that discusses a legislative measure and expresses views with respect to the principle involved in the proposed legislation or the method adopted to put the principle into effect, is an endeavor "to influence legislation." But the special work of a lobbyist is generally supposed to be to exert influence by secret methods and for special compensation. Apparently, you refer to this aspect of the matter when you say, "And Mr. Marvin was a lobbyist in Washington...
...discuss, President Coolidge draws negative lines here and there. After last week's Flood Control conference, Speaker Longworth, Floorleader Tilson and Representatives Snell (New York), Madden (Illinois) and Kopp (Iowa) emerged from the White House talking about compromises which President Coolidge would be able to approve. The effect of the compromises would be, it was said, to keep the $325,000,000 expenditure "estimated" in the Senate bill actually down to some $325,000,000, instead of the $1,500,000,000 that had been talked about. Also, flood-work contracts would be controlled by the President...
...control such a surplus, the Board, through the co-operative marketing associations, would first loan money from the fund to help withhold the crop until domestic demand increased, or to "dump" the surplus abroad. In effect, the Government would thus be a buyer and seller of grain...
...This treaty shall, when it has come into effect . . . remain open as long as may be necessary for adherence by all the other powers of the world...
...began the game of calling the nose of George V a snoot, the dignified and conservative London Morning Post permitted itself to gloat, last week: "Evidently the self-respect of Chicago has tired of being made a byword and laughingstock by its present Mayor. It has told him in effect that it is his own snoot rather than King George's that needs to be kept out of the city. But though notice has been served of dismissal, yet, for some months the world may still hope to be entertained by the antics and extravagances of the champion buffoon...