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Word: intendent (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crimson attorneys are among the most capable in the city. In fact, Mr. Evarts is only one of the lesser lights among the legal staff they could bring into this case. I cannot afford any such legal talent. In fact I intend to do the best I can without a lawyer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

...before prominent in politics. Seats will have to be found for him and for Sir John Reith in the House of Commons and by-elections in safe Conservative constituencies will soon be held for this purpose. This week, as Britain awaited further Cabinet changes, people were saying: "The generals intend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Tommy's Friend Out | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

...Does Rabbi Witt intend to maintain that Christmas is just a pagan thing which needs syncretism with Judaism for pur poses of spiritualization? I think that Christianity will bitterly resent the gratuitous inference. . . . Dr. Witt pursues his blundering and ill-considered way by gratuitously unitarianizing most of Christendom [i.e., by remarking that Christians no longer believe Jesus divine]. As a Jew, I unqualifiedly condemn Rabbi Witt for this affront. . . . The truly devout Christian of whatever denomination has far more respect for the Jew who, conscientious to his own religious loyalties, does not observe Christmas, than for the Witt type...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Jesus for Jews? | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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