Word: foreshadowing
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...indefinite body of patriots that France has quite noticeably lost prestige on the Continent. Papa, Doumergue's government is a stop-gap which can satisfy no one for very long: this poker-playing parliamentarian is plainly not cut out for the Strong Man which events both foreign and domestic foreshadow. The dizzy succession of cabinets has played into the hands of the fascist element, and the Royalists have contributed their little bit to the general unrest and dissatisfaction, though they are in a hopeless minority as far as independent action is concerned. It would not be surprising if the fascists...
Another result of a gathering such as the present one is the revelation to the general public of the extent of international commercial and industrial agreements. As M. Jean Parmentier of France pointed out, multi-lateral industrial pacts are the outgrowth of the bilateral entente and may foreshadow an important phase of international diplomacy. These unofficial ties, such as the Franco-German agreement among the electrical construction companies are potential instruments for the keeping of world peace, because peace means prosperity. Their importance must be recognized, particularly by the United States who professing to be international peacemaker steadfastly refuses...
...Dole? Such pot shots at the enemy pass more or less unnoticed in Parliament, but Mr. Snowden made his own party sit up and gasp when he appeared to foreshadow a cut in the unemployment dole...
...served President Hoover like a good lawyer at the London Naval Conference. In much the same legalistic way at Albany he defended and expounded the record of his chief in a keynote address which seemed to set up definitively the national framework for this year's Republican campaign, to foreshadow the basis for Herbert Hoover's bid for renomination and re-election two years hence...
Seats. Predictions of a "quiet" market for 1930 may mean a safer market but will also mean lower commission earnings by members of exchanges. Foreshadow of this decline in earnings was the sale last week of a New York Stock Exchange seat for $350,000, $144,000 under the price paid for the last seat sold. A New York Curb Exchange seat sold last week was $100,000 under the previous price, bringing to its seller but $150,000. On the basis of these new prices the 1,375 Stock Exchange seats have a valuation of $481,250,000, while...