Word: gusts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...variance with existing psychological hypotheses. The divergence is bound to produce intellectual tensions that will catalyze thought and make possible an ultimate harmony. The analysts have provided one of the shocks that have jolted the old-school of intellectualizing introspectionists out of their sedentary preoccupations. Once more a gust of real air has brought life to a fading hothouse plant. They who remain unspotted by the world will never know the whole truth. Truth includes the spots. In some such way were Spencer's brilliant deductions about the customs of savages proved insufficient when men took the trouble to live...
Through the streets of London stirred a cold fuliginous fog. The King's coach, drawn by eight superb horses, moved gingerly. The Beefeaters from the Tower of London who marched beside it seemed like ghosts who now and again disappeared into a slowly rolling gust of fog. Ghostly, too, was the scant crowd which peered at the nearly invisible Royal procession...
...usual, Signor Mussolini managed in his discourse to turn several familiar ideas inside out, disemboweling them with hearty, ogrish gust...
...reservists fought the flames mightily, inspired by the actual participation of Royalty in the sousing and beating out of Fire, and in the lighting of controlled counter fires to check the progress of the conflagration. That His Majesty's participation was not "bunk" shortly appeared, when a sudden gust of wind drove a shower of sparks in his direction, burning him painfully about the face, singeing royal hair. Thus the Tsar who has never been crowned, because he declares that his people are too poor to bear the expense of Coronation, stood forth, once more, primarily...
...that news was guarded until the trick was turned. Nosing out to sea last week the Los An-geles met the Saratoga off the Virginia Capes. Both headed into the light, gusty wind. The dirigible dipped gently, close to the carrier; then bucked like a frightened horse. A vagrant gust tossed it 200 feet in air. Again it angled downward, its sensitive nose smelling the sea ship tentatively. Ropes were dropped, sailors dragged the huge sky ship closer, held it fast. A hose was hoisted aboard the Los Angeles. Refuelling was simulated; supplies, passengers exchanged...