Word: enlivenment
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Despite the intense preparation of both sugar lobbies to enliven this subject with new facts, the Senate debate was very long, very involved and, most of the time, very dull
When the clans gathered in old Scotland there were always bagpiping contests. At every public meeting the piper played to enliven the audience. In 18th century football matches, each team had its bag- piper who entered the field and played the pibroch during the game to inspirit the players. When the clans broke up the art died down, and for many a year was pursued only by individual musicians...
...office. Also recognized were Rev. David G. Wylie, Lord's Day Alliance president, and Rev. Harry Laity Bowlby, its secretary. Ranged around President Hoover, they made six small speeches each asking the President's support for a Sunday closing law for Washington, where baseball, cinema, sports, now enliven the Sabbath. "Thank you for calling," said the President as the delegation marched out again. In the lobby a newsgatherer asked Mr. Bowlby about the "blue law." He replied: "Not blue, but red-white-and-blue. . . ." Chagrined that the President had not committed himself, Messrs. Wylie and Bowlby returned...
...both paintings are of low intensity. The prevailing tones are gold and brown, although the background of blue sky and sea and the splash of color in the flag and the Phrygian cap of the painting of the Coming of the Americans give the dash and variety needed to enliven the color scheme. The general effect, therefore, is not unlike that of a fresco and is, for this reason particularly happy from the decorative point of view. The adoption of a palette of browns and golds, high in value, but low in intensity, harmonizes perfectly with the brownish yellow tone...
...trade, and the new position of America as a creditor nation are all discussed, and a whole section is devoted to review of the economic situation in the leading countries and their probable place in the postwar world of commerce. The author's long experience has enabled him to enliven the text with numerous anecdotes and illustrations that make the book not only informative but interesting reading as well...