Word: fitting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...haste, that Jack was a prohibitionist, either by politics or conviction, but other possible constructions can be put upon the passage. That he was a through-going Democrat, however--an out-and-out son of the wild jackass--is clearly suggested by his boast, which we slightly paraphrase to fit the modern scene, "All the country shall be in common and on the White House grounds shall my palfrey go to grass." Senator Johnson of California must, in his low moments, we are sure, turn to King Lear for comfort, quoting with feeling the old king's bitter cry, "Blow...
...sake," Bunthorne withered the sunflower in Oscar Wilde's hand and made "Patience" a virtue. Later there came peers such as the House of Lords had never seen, chanting "Tantantara! Tzing! Boom!" On the other side of the world, a humane Mikado began tailoring punishments to fit the crime...
Director John Ford avoided the cinematic equivalent of fine writing which usually attaches itself to such ambitious reproductions. Ronald Colman's British accent and pleat-waisted trousers do not fit Arrowsmith's Midwest origins but his performance is valid in other respects. The magnificently, minutely true characterization which Helen Hayes gives to Leora is one of the events of the year. Good shots: rats, outlined in fire, leaving a burning brush village; Leora's reply to Arrowsmith's proffer of marriage: "Have you got a nickel? I want soft music...
...youthful enterprise.* For the Curtis-Martin newspapers of Philadelphia the tradition of newsboy self-reliance was a saving fact last week. It prompted a State Supreme Court decision permitting the newspapers to deal with newsboys as "independent vendors," to supply them with papers or not, as Curtis-Martin saw fit...
According to stipulations of the award, the proposed work must coincide with ordinary university facilities and the committee of management must be satisfied that the candidate is physically fit...