Word: lies
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...them only as the pawns of great powers. He argued that disputes between small nations must henceforth be settled by round table discussions or by arbitration between the backers of the midget countries. If not, their Lilliputian quarrels will again serve as pretexts for gigantic struggles whose real sources lie deep in the persistent rivalries of the great powers...
...kick-off moved to centre of field (from 40-yd. line), or, on wet grounds, "to a point directly behind" ?in which case the receiving team may lie in wait no less than ten yards away...
...informal meeting in Smith Halls tomorrow night, and the reception by Dean and Mrs. Greenough in the Union on Sunday, are opportunities to be seized upon. All who take advantages thereof should soon feel the strangerness wearing off. Indeed, such a welcome as all these events provide, give the lie to the oft-repeated bogey about Harvard's coldness. The new members of the college will not only receive some excellent suggestions on how to deal with problems of college study, but will assuredly realize that the college office is what it is--interested in every individual and his welfare...
...marry. Drinking the honey of his vows, she once cries out: "Oh, whom have you said these things to before?" Comes his suave reply:"To no one but you, believe me." Miss Kelley devotes the rest of this cleverly and some-times brilliantly written book to giving him the lie...
There is an old adage that figures never lie, but that liars frequently "figure." Few readers stop to ponder statistical articles in the press, to which headline writers sometimes give a peculiar interpretation. As a result, the public is misinformed by the presentation of half-truths...