Word: meres
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chancellor of the Exchequer or a mere economist were to urge upon the Episcopal Bench a change in the theology or ritual of the Church of England, his recommendations would doubtless evoke an appropriate expression of gratitude; but I doubt whether much weight would be attached to them...
...specifications were so drawn that not one of the twelve airlines whose old contracts were annulled would be eligible for new ones. In line with the legislation pending in Congress, Mr. Farley declared that these companies must "reorganize" to have their bids considered. Beyond stating that mere change of name would not be sufficient, the Postmaster General did not specify what would constitute satisfactory reorganization. Sticking to his original contention that the annulled contracts were obtained by fraud & collusion, he agreed to accept briefs from carriers wishing to exculpate themselves. But he would not consent to hold open hearings, since...
...valuable oratorial contest, they would continue to foster interest in public speaking and great orations, and would also stimulate creative undergraduate expression. Carefully worked-out orations on literary, social, and political problems, delivered in conversational rather than declamatory style, would confer far more lasting benefit on competitors than the mere memorizing of another author's work, no matter how great. If the dead hand of endowment could be changed, the Boylston and Lee Wade prizes would then reward the substance as well as the style of public speaking, and would encourage the valuable art of public thinking...
...entire congregation after some training. . . . The aim is not entertainment but worship: to teach hymns in which men hear the voice of the Eternal; hymns that awaken the spirit of 'wonder, love and praise'; that . . . drive out weak, shoddy, self-centered songs that too often are mere piffle...
...from where Dickens left off was not the same thing as doing Dickens' job over. Rewriter Graves further annoyed Dickensians by asserting that three out of four readers of Dickens' best-known books (David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist) know them only in abridged form. No mere abridgment but a complete condensed revision, Graves's David Copperfield may well be come the text posterity knows best. So loudly indignant were ruffled British criics, however, that Publishers Harcourt, Brace blew hot & cold about bringing out a U. S. edition. They scheduled one for last week, withdrew it, finally...