Word: exaction
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Meanwhile the Japanese Cabinet, just before the Vanity Fair incident burst, tried last week to settle the recent months of quarrel about Emperor Hirohito's exact status by a solemn and fervent pronouncement. Excerpt...
Unless genius Greenspan, or others of these perennial prophets, will name the exact place and time more definitely than 16 million square miles of the world's most active earthquake belt some day next week (cf. "in islands northeast of Australia," July 11 & 12), the entry should be scratched. And I fail to see how even juicy journalism can construe as fulfillment of such a futile forecast a volcanic eruption at Krakatoa, or a quake in Japan. "Gosh, that's wonderful...
Sentimental, unworldly Elizabeth Drexel was amused and touched when Harry Lehr told her of the difficulties of living by one's wits. Courtship was brief and high-minded, although Elizabeth was hurt that Lehr pressed her for exact details of her fortune, wanted a marriage settlement. She gave him $25,000 a year and expenses. When he took his fiancee to lunch with Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. Oelrichs, Mrs. Belmont, they passed judgment on her, told him frankly, "We will make her the fashion. You need have no fear." But on their wedding night he dined alone...
...Representative Deen launched into the most gratefully received two-minute speech delivered this year in the house: "Mr. Speaker, there are many reasons why the House and Senate should quickly adjourn this session of the 74th Congress. . . ." Applause. ''More than 20 of our colleagues-26 to be exact-are now either in hospitals or at their homes suffering from heart trouble or a nervous breakdown.* This Congress has worked long and faithfully and well, and, personally, I insist that the Senate bring its business quickly to an end. . . ." More applause. "In my opinion it will be welcomed...
Reformed Church Messenger: "We do not believe it will pay the movie company attorney to exact this pound of flesh...