Word: furore
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...held his chancellory of Germany from March 30, 1930, to May 29, 1932, under President Hindenburg, during which time he was known for his financial ability and for his willingness to pass measures even when the Raichstag voted against them. His reforms caused much furor and eventually were the cause of his downfall...
Last fortnight the London Daily Mail raised a furor at home by printing the letter. Last week the Rev. Mr. Priest, an Anglican clergyman from Colchester, took a dim view of all international marriages, including those of U.S. soldiers and English girls. "For example," he mused, "Americans have some funny ideas about cooking...
...back of the audience and, at a signal from their leaders, loose a barrage of claps and bravos. The claque is paid by the Metropolitan's singers, who provide free admission and pay from $5 for a mild flurry of handclapping to $25 for a deafening furor. The late Enrico Caruso, a liberal patron, never sang without the help of a claque. In the days of Impresario Giulio Gatti- Casazza, the chief of the Met's claque, a hardy Italian named Harold Lodovichetti, described himself on his business cards as "Promoter of Enthusiasm." The claque's present...
...winding up at Paris. While there, she was spotted by RCA Victor recording scouts, got her first recording contract while she was still a student. Miliza Korjus was married to a Swedish engineer who wanted her to settle down and raise a family. But her records created such a furor that she was catapulted into a career in spite of herself. They attracted Germany's famed Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who auditioned her for the Berlin Opera. She sang there, off & on, for a couple of years, recorded about 50 arias for Victor on the side...
...relatively impartial-and much better-read-news columns the President maintains a consistent advantage, through his power to blanket unfavorable news by making favorable or exciting news at will. (An outstanding instance: President Roosevelt's sensational "quarantine the aggressors" speech at Chicago in 1937, while the furor over Mr. Justice Black's former Klan membership was at its height...