Word: lot
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...political debate of 1938, like the debates of 1934 and 1936, has consisted 90% of talking at cross purposes: the Ins defying anyone to find fault with the New Deal's broad objective, to improve the lot of mankind. The Outs denouncing the New Deal's acts for making the lot of mankind harder...
...George V in 1935 when he offered Australia his third son, the roly-poly Duke of Gloucester, as Governor General, and Australia declined with thanks. A lot of trouble has turned up in the world since then, however, what with the Italians showing their muscle in the Mediterranean, the Germans down the Danube and the Japanese all over the Far East. It behooves the Empire to stand fast, and a great cementing gesture was made last week when George VI was graciously pleased to appoint H. R. H. the Duke of Kent to go out to Canberra in November...
...last moment Chile's ineffective Nacistas (Nazis), angered because their candidate was jailed as an "extremist'' after an abortive Nazi uprising month ago, spurned a logical tie-up with the rightist parties and threw in their lot with the Popular Front...
...century. Now, since it has become the darling of the Rules Committee, the pass has developed into a major technique-classified into spot, crossover, alley, flat aerials and many another specialty. That football may eventually evolve into a sort of basketball is evidenced by a glimpse of any vacant lot in November: most boys are throwing footballs, not running with them...
...Thanks a lot, bud!" cried the Yardling cheerfully...