Word: favoredly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...said, of course, that he wanted to cooperate with Congress and hoped that Congress would return the compliment. But by his lack of specifics and the dull roundness of his words, he had virtually abdicated in Congress' favor...
...Ridge, a spectacular modern affair-designed and owned by Neighbor Henry Varnum Poor, was a port of call for scores of flyers during the war. The tabletalk kept Caniff abreast of servicemen's slang; the grateful flyers paid their bread-&-butter calls by buzzing the house. As a favor, the Army flew him across the U.S. in a jolting 6-24, to give him the feel of it. He can "still hear the nyaaa-aaaa-aaaa of those motors-and feel the cold, going on hour after hour. Jeez, it was cold...
Only the law of averages was in his favor: old Texas Sandman had never won a major race. The one moment in his life was the time two years ago when he finished second in a big race. Last week his trainer bravely entered him in the $50,000 added San Carlos Handicap, at California's million-dollar Santa Anita track. Among the 17 other horses in the race were Elizabeth Arden's proud Knockdown, and a swift horse named Buzfuz, recently flown in from Miami...
Informed of the intention of "the best in the East" to appear tomorrow, Coach Bill Barclay predicted that the musicians would "mean a lot to the team and the crowd generally," and added that he was "very much in favor of" the Band's participation in the winter sports scene...
Again on the international level, the conference proposed activities of practical use. Not only did it go on record strongly in favor of full participation in international student organizations, but it suggested a number of functions regarding student exchanges and student travel abroad. One proposal provides for a "bureau that will disseminate and publicize information about courses and opportunities for specialization in foreign universities for American students, and for foreign students in America...