Word: give
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...give devilish-witted Prof. Thomas Reed Powell his just due, the crack originated thus: Justice Holmes (reading decision): "Three generations of imbeciles are enough." Prof. Powell (adding thereto in the Virginia Law Review, June 1931): "Mr. Justice Butler dissents...
...popularity polls, perfectly groomed and well advised, was on his way to Minneapolis to make.a speech on the farm problem before 12,000 people-and a national radio audience. Of the farm problem he made no mention, but his speech was a bull's-eye. Failure to give the people jobs, economic despair, defeatism-with these Mr. Dewey debited the New Deal, averred that business abuses can be cured without creating Government abuses...
Willing to give five marks ($2) worth of cloth for a fat goose...
...this article's publication, Winston Churchill arose in the House of Commons to give his fourth war review as First Lord of the Admiralty. With his usual dry punch he declared : "The destruction of U-boats is proceeding normally . . . between two and four a week...
...great squash players will be under the same roof at the same time, competing in one of the outstanding team matches in years. Jack Barnaby is carrying on the Harry Cowles tradition of the squash at Harvard in on admirable fashion. He has a young team which will give a good and on entertaining account of itself tomorrow afternoon