Word: hinting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...CHANGED HIS NAME-Edgar Wallace & R. G. Curtis-Crime Club ($2). The hint of crime, long past, and a bit of domestic tangle, bring murder near in an English household...
These sentences were like empty bottles into which observers could pour any meaning they chose. Most wiseacres interpreted them as a declaration by Japan that she was entertaining no thought of war with Soviet Russia, a hint by the U. S. that the State Department no longer maintains an attitude of outraged morality on Japanese occupation of Manchukuo...
...shock to those who believed him safely buried forever. But he is with us for a short visit at least, and to our rulers he is an unwelcome guest. The laws of diplomacy, not to say self-preservation, require his handling with kid gloves. Yet there is a dark hint of exile: would it not be well to banish the unfortunately immortal serpent once more, and break off diplomatic relations with the animal kingdom...
...reliable and trained hands. Second, there must be an explicit promise that none of the statistics will be released for public consumption. So far, the sponsors have by no means given these guarantees. No indication has been given that the figures will be properly treated. There is a vague hint that the material may be turned over to the Harvard Psychological department; but that is all. And, what is a great deal worse from an immediate standpoint, the circular contains the statement that the statistics will be made available to undergraduates, which is to say to the public...
Sharply Citroën's annual output of 120.000 automobiles in 1929 dropped to 58,000 in (the fiscal year) 1932. First hint of trouble came that year when the French Government threatened legal action to force M. Citroën to hand over the social insurance premiums he had collected from his 25,000 employes. Last spring a 10% wage cut brought ugly rioting at the Citroën plant in Paris, a lock-out and in the end a several-weeks' shutdown. A completely redesigned Citroën for 1934 entailed heavy retooling expenses and Jean...