Word: endeavors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dislocation of finance and currencies which has resulted from the War has left many practical business men quite confused as to the remedies needed to rectify the situation. Accordingly, the professional economists, previously considered as mere theoreticians by practical business, have been appealed to as never before in an endeavor to analyze the present and recommend regarding the future...
With Ziwar Pasha likely to remain in power, Egyptian policy will endeavor to solve the present knotty problems by friendly methods, while recognizing Britain's right to protect the Suez Canal, "the Gateway to India" and loyally cooperating in the joint administration of the Sudan...
...error in judgment when they decided that dramatic teaching and training had no legitimate place in a college of liberal arts is the conclusion that must be drawn from today's announcements. Mr. Eddinger's magnificent scholarship is proof that training in this field of human artistry and endeavor can be organized in a similar manner to study in other brands of activity. A renaissance of American drama has long been heralded, and until the authorities acted otherwise, the prevalent opinion was that Harvard had a legitimate place as one of the leaders in that movement. With this present burst...
...least Mr. Thompson does not represent the Music Department in his article, though he may endeavor to give such an impression. Were his a musical criticism, written fairly and sympathetically as one would expect from a man in Mr. Thomson's position and of Mr. Thomson's ability, instead of a hodge-podge of personalities, the Pierian would not feel called upon to raise its voice. Charles G. Thompson...
Said Mr. Hughes: "If you ask me what I considered to be the crown of his [Mr. Root's] endeavor, I should say it was his skill in cutting through the entanglements which stood in the way of the establishment of a permanent court of international justice. His suggestion as to the method of selecting judges made that court possible...