Word: greatly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...march formation is required that will get each to his seat at exactly the same moment. Therefore: Nos. 1, 2 and 3 lead off, followed by 5, 7 and 9. Then come 4, 6 and 8. The Chief Justice and Nos. 2 and 3 march behind the great marble pillared screen with red plush panels back of the bench to its centre, where they halt. Nos. 5, 7 and 9 also march behind the screen, past their seniors to the end. Nos. 4, 6 and 8, entering the chamber last, pause until Nos. 5, 7 and 9 are ready. Then...
...Washington. Mr. Rover called at the Prohibition Bureau to see if there was sufficient evidence to warrant grand jury procedure. Mr. Rover said he would be "very glad" to have Senator Brookhart testify, but with everyone bearing in mind the motto "No more crusades," it seemed certain no great amount of evidence would be found, that any steps toward making Washington the "model" promised by President Hoover, would be quietly taken...
Last week, seven lucky Senators found themselves face to face with the president of one of the largest corporations in the U. S. The Senators were lucky because they had the great industrialist before them as a witness in his own behalf. He had resigned (for as long as necessary) from the $100,000-per-year presidency of International Harvester Co. ($350,000,000) to accept President Hoover's appointment as $12,000-per-year chairman of the Federal Farm Board. The Senators had the power to question him closely in deciding whether...
...Senators had small hope and no great intention of blocking Mr. Legge's confirmation, but they enjoyed their inquisition. That he enjoyed it too he showed when all their questions were done, by quietly asking permission to make a statement. Surprised, the Senators agreed. Cheerfully, Mr. Legge declared...
Albert Bacon Fall made his first great expedition in the world when, aged 10, he accompanied his parents from Frankfort, Ky., his birthplace (1861), to Nashville, Tenn...