Word: finer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Since the British Civil Service is by definition impeccable and incorruptible, and since the permanent secretary of a ministry-such as Sir Warren Fisher at the Treasury or Sir Robert Vansittart at the Foreign Office-is always rated as of finer moral fibre, higher intelligence and greater ability than the political transients who serve as His Majesty's Ministers, the dismissal of Sir Christopher Bullock last week implied, at the least, some sort of scandalous corruption somewhere. Nevertheless, because no permanent official of the Civil Service can well be charged with corruption without tarnishing its spotless record, Prime Minister...
...Under the Axe of Fascism" deserves a niche in the library beside the worthy volumes of Mr. Finer, Mr. Elwin, and Miss Haider. It is a distinct contribution to the enlightened understanding of present day Italy...
...logic and in ability to face facts. . . . The leaders of the Church should say boldly that it is the duty of a man to defend his country and the ideals in which he has been brought up, and that in the whole history of Christianity there were no finer Christian heroes than soldiers...
...pound ball of the fibre, if straightened out, would stretch from coast to coast of the U. S. A woman's undergarment made of it could be concealed in the palm of the hand. It is 150% finer than any previous rayon, 33% finer than natural silk. It was developed almost simultaneously by three manufacturers and no one has an exclusive claim...
...this Federal hanging in a State which adopted the electric chair in 1913, the U. S. Government had to supply all the equipment. Since no official was familiar with the finer points of the hangman's technique, Phil Hanna was called to do the job for nothing. Some 50 years ago Hanna was shocked by the spectacle of a bungled hanging. Thereupon he took up hanging as a hobby, experimented with plow lines and straw dummies. When he perfected a foolproof method, he volunteered his services to any State that needed...