Word: meant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...meant much more to Missouri. Two years after he had received his diploma from Yale, he went to live in St. Louis and, as Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, associated himself with the Missouri Medical College in the early days of that institution. When only 34, he became a judge, speedily earned a sobriquet of honor: "Iron Judge." In his post-judicial days, he put iron into the feeble Republican Party and was at least partly responsible for Missouri's voting for Republican Presidents in '04, '08, '20, '24. He was one of the few Republicans...
Last week brought forth the first concrete lesson in Dr. Fosdick's idea of a church. He will accept the pastorate of the Park Avenue Baptist Church, Manhattan, on one major condition: it must be "inclusive." This general idea, translated into specific requirements, meant...
...sorry," said Mme. Olzewska, "I meant it for that farmyard animal...
...Publisher Curtis announced loudly, and at great expense, that the Ledger would become "The Manchester Guardian of the U.S.," in morning and evening editions, which should have meant that it would be a liberal news paper of lofty tone, sound information, independent politics, fearless action and international distinction...
...general, I think Dr. Brinton exaggerates the dangers of distribution and concentration at Oxford. The general essays he describes as existing at one of the best colleges (for which adjective I thank him) are not meant to contradict the general principle of relating all studies to one main field, such as history or philosophy. We assume, perhaps rashly, that men who seek honors do not spend all their working hours on studies that are prostituted to the requirements of their final examinations, and that they find relief in other aspects of thought, art, or literature. We then more rashly assume...