Word: lenient
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...course, such funding of the debts as has been done or as is in prospect is on much more lenient terms* than Mr. Yoakum proposed. Recently, he went to Mr. Coolidge with another proposal for funding outstanding debts. Mr. Coolidge referred him to Senator Smoot who is a member of the Debt Funding Commission. Mr. Yoakum saw Mr. Smoot last week and this time his terms were very lenient: 79 years instead of his former 50 for payment. He would likewise have the first year's interest payment be paid on he 79th year, the second year...
...Problem. In dealing with these next three debtors, the question will arise whether the terms granted them will be more lenient than those granted Great Britain and the other nations* who have already paid up. It seems that France, Italy, Belgium cannot, will not, agree to any form of settlement that is not much more lenient. If a more lenient agreement is made, how will Great Britain take it? How will Congress take it? Congress has long protested that it would not forgive a cent of foreign indebtedness; but partial debt forgiveness disguised as lower interest or a moratorium Congress...
These last merited superlatives are a lenient to the above protest, in the interests of truth, against eulogies of the Theatre Guild that have become a fixed habit. Caesar and Cleopatra is a brilliant entertainment; but, had it been produced by Lee Shubert, it would not have been equally eulogized...
...anti-Saloon League is to be believed, all of them would have died long ago if they had sampled their own wares. Furthermore, bootleggers are already earnest advocates of prohibition; because their whole trade is dependent on a federal enforcement which is neither too strict nor too lenient...
Have Been Extremely Lenient...