Word: formalize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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English," he observed at last, "are further ahead here than most Americans realize." Formal entertainment proffered last week to the visiting Motor Man (TIME, April 16, 23) included a luncheon given by David Lloyd George in the Members' Restaurant of the House of Commons. "My goodness!" said Mr. Ford, later, of Mr. George, "how that man can ask questions about America...
...name. When he opened the Carlton in London, he gave an elaborate banquet. The guests were all titled, with the exception of a few very rich Americans; one of these was a banker to whom M. Ritz extended, gratis, all the facilities of his new hotel before its formal opening because the banker had been recommended to him by an old friend...
...might say of the Yale man that he is wholesome. He smells of soap and water. When he wears a dinner jacket he gives the impression that he would be more comfortable in something less formal. He finds no particular need to defend himself so long as he beats Harvard and Princeton each year in football. He is content with the world as he finds it and is, in fact, quite normal...
Traveling by special train, yet with studied informality, Lord and Lady Willingdon arranged to receive, when they reached Vancouver last week, merely a simple greeting from Mayor Louis Taylor instead of an expensive formal welcome. Further to spare Vancouver all expense, they slept each night aboard their train...
Yesterday was the first day of formal outdoor practice for the University team this season. The University courts were open during vacation, but the team played outdoors for the first time at the Pinehurst tournament last Monday, and this week is their first week of practice following the Spring trip...