Word: keen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pointed out how interested Roosevelt the young man was in every feature of his environment, and drew from his store of college reminiscences incident after incident to show Roosevelt's popularity, his keen enjoyment of companionship, and above all the formative influence which the college of 800 undergraduates had on his life...
Anyone who enjoys pure literary foolery, strongly tinged with good-natured satire and keen observation entirely disassociated from reality must enjoy this little book. The Bohemian, neo-artistic circles are ridiculed delightfully; and the love affairs of Mr. Withersq and his Lelia reach the pinnacle of absurdity. One can easily imagine that the author had a marvelous time writing "Splashing Into Society"; and if one has a taste for the unusual and unorthodox, one cannot help being greatly amused...
...known by the fact that the common stock of these companies took a "paid drop of several points on the New York Stock Exchange when the President's proposal was noised abroad. There are members of the farm bloc, like Senators Brookhart and La Follette, who would probably derive keen pleasure from the wrecking of a few railroads. Aside from pleasing such Neroes, President Coolidge's idea seems not only futile but dangerous...
...prosperity which has come to automobile manufacturers this year, there is every evidence of keen competition in the business. Price cutting by Ford, Willys-Overland and others has been announced. After the widespread publicity given by the Buick to its adoption on 1924 Models of the four-wheel brake, Studebaker is now advertising extensively that front wheel braking is dangerous and will not be employed upon its cars. Evidently leading car manufacturers look forward to 1924 with the realization that competition will be even stiffer then...
...Archbishop leaves everywhere an impression of earnestness and genuine kindliness. His face is square. His eyes are keen...