Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Stephens of Mississippi and ex-Congressman-Lobbyist Loring Black of New York, both respected by their ex-colleagues, shouldered the contact work. A dozen lawyer-lobbyists and refiner-lobbyists, headed by General Counsel H. Beach Carpenter, stood ready at all times to see that the Congress did not lack for convincing information. Why, demanded the lobbyists, enlarge an industry off-shore when the same industry was at 62% capacity on the continent...
Shocked was Judge Barnes by the "speed and lack of deliberation" with which the bankers acted. After a chat with a First National vice president, a Harris Trust vice president suddenly announced to the Ernsts that unless they signed a contract giving full management powers to Adman Skinner, the Prima loans would be called and suits started against the Ernsts, who had personally guaranteed the Prima notes. The Ernsts signed the same day they received this ultimatum, and Mr. Skinner moved...
Even more shocking to Judge Barnes was "the lack of care manifested by the officers of the Harris Trust & Savings Bank in the selection of this new manager." The speed with which the bankers acted and the lack of care in picking their representative, held the judge, were "equaled or exceeded by the diligence with which Mr. Skinner proceeded to tear down and destroy the organization, business and goodwill" of the old brewery...
...Consanguinity, lack of free consent, mistaken identity, mental deficiency, insanity, sexual immaturity, impotence, venereal disease, bigamy...
...troopships which arrive from Italy flying the Italian flag and escorted by Italian destroyers. hoist the Spanish flag as they enter Spanish waters, then on leaving hoist the Italian flag again and steam back to Italy escorted by II Duce's war dogs. Leftist ships, although they lack destroyer escorts, hoist the British or French flag when that seems a good idea, and from any point of view the Non-intervention Committee is cutting so poor a figure that last week its chairman, Lord Plymouth, suggested that unless something be done to give it greater effectiveness it might...