Word: failed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...geyser did not fail them. He began with the charge that Harry Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act was a piece of hypocrisy. "He did not try to have his veto sustained . . . because he preferred to have the bill enacted, so that in this campaign he could ask for support on the ground that he had vetoed...
...that human hopes must measure themselves against unfeeling necessity . . . Tragic wisdom is the knowledge of evil . . . By purging man of the original sin of self-sufficiency, tragedy makes him sociable and compassionate . . so that he can love without craving, strive without fretfulness, rise to success without falling into pride, fail without losing heart...
...Richmond, and that's what it takes. As he rolls past the handsome statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, he gravely raises right hand to forehead in salute to the "great gentleman" whom he considers the finest man the South has produced. "I shall never fail to do that as long as I live...
Agnes borrowed money, gave recitals, lost money. Then she went to England, "where it was cheaper to fail." Gradually, critics began to applaud her ballets for their witty pantomime and fast, fresh paces. The Ballet Russe finally asked her for a choreography. Result: Rodeo...
...their luxurious policy of refusing non-resident members. Because of an unexpected demand on all College living facilities, the Juniors and Seniors not yet in Houses have an excellent chance of immediate admission. Such an accident will not work for the unlucky members of the Class of '51 who fail to find House accommodations next fall. The Housemasters should take the last big step forward removing the unfairness of House admission by favoring seniority over balance...