Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...possibility of sudden, simultaneous moves against Poland, Egypt, Suez and Gibraltar. Added" Editor Simms: "A sinister aspect of the report is that Marshal Hermann Göring, hitherto regarded as a moderate in opposition to Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop and [Police Chief] Heinrich Himmler, is now said to favor a lightning war." Meanwhile, scarcely less ominous were actual diplomatic and military maneuverings...
...relations so vital in an era of Nazi economic penetration. America's "hands across the seas" must be supplemented by American minds. By offering to establish an institute at Harvard, the Brazilian government is making a step, important not only in itself, but as a custom that may find favor with the rest of South America. It has wisely offered to bear most of the financial burden, leaving to Harvard the sole responsibility of providing a few rooms for the library and for lectures. The hand is extended, and by shaking it warmly Harvard will serve its undergraduate body...
...came for Lou through a loudspeaker announcement that he had asked to be benched in favor of Babe Dahlgren. Following this baseball bombshell the cheers for Lou rang out as loudly as they ever did when he hit the mightiest of homers...
...have become part of our lives after separation from their "ism" tag. Public regulation of schools, recreational centers, agriculture or business, once considered "dangerous," is now an accepted government function, and public ownership of railroads and coal mines, which was downright mutiny in 1890, has gradually come into popular favor. Hays predicts that "more and more the income of the citizen will be taken by the state and used for social purposes...
...catered frankly, and rather pleasantly, to the love which everyone has for ear-tickling vocalism without much fuss about the selection of the music itself. The demands of the opposite type are a little harder to satisfy, especially in the case of a professional musician who, though he may favor more discrimination and enterprise in the selection of his concert lists, is forced to conform to the taste of the greater part of the public which supports him. In the case of an amateur or professional who performs for the benefit of a small, select audience, the problem is much...