Word: fends
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Blue's mother's wonder-working grandfather who back in Africa had been great King Taki's oldest son, Cun Fred and Aun Fan are the most influential people in the settlement. With them Blue's father, going farther afield himself, leaves Blue to make his home and fend for himself...
Malays are lazy, so lazy that not only will they not work, but they will not even make good at standing-&-waving jobs (such as that of a traffic policeman). Result : The British have allowed the Malays fend their little rajas to be as lazy as they like. Most hard work is done and much big money is made by Chinese immigrants whose palaces grow constantly more numerous. The British keep largely in their own hands the banking and shipping. They, too, wax rich...
Professor Hillyer went on to indicate that another advantage of the conference system is that the students will be able to develop taste in writing, which is an individual question and cannot be worked out in large groups Furthermore, the system will fend to fit in more closely with the tutorial plan, which is becoming increasingly important in the college. Questioned whether there would be an increase of prescribed reading, he answered that, on the other hand, the men would be urged to develop their own fasts as much as possible
...Jake Shubert of Manhattan, trotting nervously about the wide stage, castigating carpenters, bellowing at ballerinas. A characteristic Shubert addition is the $10,000 revolving stage, largest in the U. S., built between Forest Park's renowned and majestic twin oaks (heavily insured, dosed with castor oil to fend off sickness). Director Shubert has $36,000 to spend on each production, a chorus of 84 "Muny"-trained native sons and daughters, a professional ballet of 16, a symphony orchestra of 50, a different cast of first-rate performers for each presentation (an innovation). On good nights when it does...