Word: lend
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dogma; it is not a conquest built upon mechanical logic; it is the philosophy of a happy man expounded for everyman. In the book there are many truisms and many time worn panaceas for the jaded spirit, but they are set forth with a vigor and a clarify that lend a new vitality to them. Mr. Russell also draws from his large experience to give timely suggestions and advice, that will be valuable to the few who follow...
...terms of proportional representation back those of their number whose other activities have first proven their abilities. Comparatively few non-fraternity men are among these competing in the various activities this fall. If the non-fraternity man is to occupy more positions politically he will find it necessary to lend more support to campus activity as a basis for political honors...
Still the Congress wrangled, all last week, over the relief bills to be enacted for drought-stricken farmers and the industrial unemployed. The House wanted to lend the farmers $30,000,000 for feed and seed; the Senate wanted to lend them $60,000,000.* The Senate insisted that the farmers be permitted to buy food for themselves as well as their livestock under the loan; the House thought this would be a dole. On the $116.000,000 unemployment-relief bill there was disagreement over: 1) Senator Robinson's amendment taking allotment of sums out of the President...
...plan of action. To all European. houses and newspapers assurance had been sent that Bank of United States, despite its imposing name, was only a small State bank, had no connection with the U. S. Government. And with unprecedented speed, members of New York Clearing House announced they would lend 50% of Bank of United States' deposits as soon as balances could be checked. Proudly signing the Clearing House statement were two banks which had contemplated entering the four-ply merger?Manufacturers Trust and Public National Bank.?Their admission to the Clearing House relieved many a person of worry...
People interested in watching American publishing and merchandising in general have been speculating as to the final outcome of the experiment with low-priced new fiction. At the present time it looks as though the low-priced novels will be largely confined to such titles as readily lend themselves to large volume sales in a drug and cigar store market. If this is the case, the new distribution of books will cut into the magazine territory, without greatly affecting the class of buyers who have steadily been absorbing the literary output of American publishers...