Word: foremost
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Isidro Ayora, who, besides being his country's foremost surgeon, is a sort of Ecuadorian Hamilton under whom Ecuadorian finances have been reborn, was at the pier to offer Mr. Hoover a hearty abrazo (hug and back-pat), which Mr. Hoover accepted and deftly returned. The nation's leading newspaper announced that this was "one of the greatest events in the history of Ecuador, a never-to-be-forgotten day." At the reception, the Ayora speech mentioned Washington, Lincoln, Wilson. The Hoover speech mentioned the surplus (first on record) in Ecuador's treasury...
...will probably consist of a trip to Colonel Green's airport at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a one hour flight each way. The other flight will in all probability be to either the Worcester or Hartford airport. While the pilots for the flight have not been announced as yet the foremost candidates are: W. N. Bump '29. T. P. Sproul '29, L. D. Parker '31, and P. H. Moon '32. This flying time, plus that of the regular operation at the Boston Airport, should enable the club to maintain its regular fall average of between 70 and 90 hours...
Gadflies. Besides its busy, responsible bees, the House has several gadflies-members who are constantly stirring up trouble, trying to force unpleasant issues. They have little or no influence in the House management and shine only on the floor where their quips get into the newspapers. Foremost of these is LaGuardia of New York, an irregular Republican, the smartest, most industrious gadfly. He knows parliamentary practice and can tie the House in knots with his motions and points of order. He rarely wins a fight but he always puts on a good show and his clever arguments attract considerable backing...
Bewildered patriots wondered whom to believe, last week, when Hungary's two foremost Counts and statesmen made public and opposite answers to a vital question: "Is or is not the Archduke Otto of Habsburg now King of Hungary, since he has come of age?" (TIME...
Most distinguished and revered among the 19 Senators who voted against the Amendment was Signer Benedetto Croce, aged but foremost living Italian philosopher-historian and philosopher. His speech, boldly remonstrating with Il Duce, did not pass the Fascist censor...