Word: frothed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...possible political repercussions, rather than the unethical and probably illegal aspects of the measure, which attract attention. Somewhat dormant recently, popular feeling and fears about recovery would be sufficiently whipped into a froth to reenforce Republican sentiment. The two proponents are, indeed, Republicans, but of the insurgent variety and they draw most of their support from the Democratic ranks. The real suggestibility of the measure, if it develops momentum, lies in what position Senator Borah might be forced to take, with his long record of favoring farmers and inflationists...
...less than fifteen ephemeral publications have glimpsed the light of a University day since the gay nineties squandered money on superfluous petticoats. Ranging from a weighty political work like the "Harvard Democrat" to such froth as the "Harvard Brewers' Gazette", most of them were lucky if issue number two ever came off the press...
...struck. Down to the engine room flashed the signal: FULL SPEED ASTERN. Four propellers, each as big as a bungalow, churned the chocolate-colored water to froth. It was too late. Bow and stern, the 80,773-ton ship was aground. Her own engines were useless...
Doubly interesting is your cut of the Venus of I'rhino [TIME, May 27], since it once caused Mark Twain to froth and seethe...
...been little change in either the direction or velocity of the various business currents which afford a cross-sectional view of he recovery movement to date. Characteristic of the past several weeks, certain sections of industry readily respond to the continued lavish flow of Federal funds like the froth on a pitcher of near beer which fails, however, to have any real exhilirating effect. Until the heavy industries react in convincing fashion, which can only come from renewed business confidence, government spending will only produce evanescent results...