Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sharp contrast is a "Spring Landscape" by Segonzac, notable for its rugged and vigorous handling. The cool grays and vivid greens of the picture are particularly attractive. To grasp fully the charm of this heavily painted canvas it is necessary to stand as far from the picture as possible...
This picture has been very appropriately hung directly behind Brancusi's "Golden Bird" since this is the one piece of sculpture, the significance of which is as difficult for the casual observer to grasp as is that of Miro's painting...
...proud duenna of the city, the Watch and Ward Society, sees her protege slipping from her firm grasp, but there is always that inevitability of fate, the stumbling block of so many good intentions. The excellent reputation that it succeeded in winning for itself by uncovering the wicked snares of Henry Mencken several years ago has apparently been forgotten. But it does not weep alone. Book sellers and publishers whose wares it was the custom of the society to call to the attention of the public will have to seek other means of attaining the hallowed pages of the Evening...
Having heretofore been regarded as relatively unimportant, South American embassies have been filled at times with representatives of little distinguished ability. President Hoover has evidently observed that many of the emissaries are either partially unaware of the opportunities afforded them for serving their country, or are unable to grasp the importance involved in the new "Good Will" policy toward our most promising field of commercial development...
...amazed at your failure to recognize great dissatisfaction with inadequacy of present program and to grasp eagerly opportunity presented by proposed appropriation for immediate development of more adequate program...