Word: fair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...position so reasonably, with so little partisan spirit, that he arouses no bitterness even in his direct opponents. He is acknowledged the most effective speaker in the Senate for this very reason. It gives him an immense prestige. His independence, his non-partisan spirit, his earnest intention to be fair, were the qualities which brought about his selection, last year, as Chairman of the committee to investigate campaign expenditures...
...would be rash to predict that he will win, for the attitude of the Socialists toward a Catholic candidate is not likely to be unanimous and the monarchically inclined parties were considered just as likely to coalesce in the last effort to snatch a victory. It seems a fair assumption that either Marx or Jarres will be Germany's next President...
...have given the SRFD Acousticon a fair trial during the past six days and I am aware of distinct improvement in my hearing, not only when using it, but when I lay it aside in my home. I find that I hear best with the lever of the transmitter on the stop next but one to the 'soft' end of the scale...
...course, Mr. Arlen is much interested in the progress of his play. When I first met him on the dock, he handed over a small alligator suitcase. "There's May Fair," he said, "and the new fourth act of The Green Hat. Don't lose it on your life!" May Fair, his next book, is a continuation of These Charming People; but Arlen has not been contented merely to collect his magazine material. He went to the Riviera recently, shut himself up in a hotel room, and rewrote the sketches completely for the book. May Fair will be published this...
Among the monthly periodicals, over 300 Cosmopolitans are sold of each is site. The Red Book's sales figures hovers near the 225 mark. But the humor magazines are close contestants in the race for first place. Life enjoys tremendous vogue; Vanity Fair is nearly as sought after; and Judge and even the English Punch beat the Century in a popularity race...