Word: fronted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...picture of Franklin Roosevelt sitting at a table aboard ship in the Azores or some equally remote anchorage, settling the world's hash personally with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, was drawn in calm, confident words last week on the front page of the New York Times by its Washington correspondent, Arthur Krock. Some time last summer, said Mr. Krock, Mr. Roosevelt asked the Dictators to slip away and meet him at sea, but they declined...
Concluded Planner Neylan: "Any suggestion which does not fit in with the conventional jargon of diplomats and the sabre-rattling of those who will not be in the front line trenches will be considered bizarre and Utopian...
...five is Larry Kingman, a steady oarsman from last year's Jayvee crew. His stroke seems to stay fairly smooth consistently. In front of him in the six position is Quinby Taylor, six foot, six inch giant, who, because of his height just about confines his rowing to his arms. This is accentuated by the unusually short stroke that Harvard crews use. He pulls the most water in the boat but seems to have trouble with timing his catch. He came up from the combination crew last spring...
...That's terrible," he bellowed at a girl who was disrobing in front of him. "I want tight-fitting, flesh-colored bathing suits not that junk...
Apted's men put up a good front despite the danger and succeeded in driving away the invaders who fied casting lending glances back at the Freshman halls...