Word: meres
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...other place to see the devil when he burns those strange uniforms off of some people who think they are Democrats but don't believe in the reserved rights of the States or the checks and balances provided by the Constitution of the United States, but who are mere opportunists and think the majority is always right...
...witness his inane eccentricities in "Rembrandt", a passed of foolishness that passes as acting and rides by on the immortal representations of Henry VIII and Captain Bligh; and critics are apparently too stunned to realize that Laughton and Korda can fizzle. In the first place the story is a mere chronological biography possessing practically no dramatic force, and in the second place Laughton's magnificent voice is toned down for at least half the picture to a dismal half-whisper that resembles the sound of a fly trying to crash through a screen door. It is not a great...
...rectify this situation, he is attempting an educational program, coupled with the pledge-signing. In his work, he is not going about it by making rash promises, or by speaking about things so far in the future that talk is mere conjecture. Instead he is plodding along, trying to make this world a better place in which to live
...mouth of the rest of the world. Why the King was not allowed to regulate his private life according to his own desires, is a point that has been overlooked, and Baldwin's action must convince the world that from now on English Kings are destined to be mere puppets--dolls to be put in the imperial showcase and then removed when their usefulness is outmoded...
When comparisons are made between active participation by experts and students in gatherings like this, and a mere attendance in the galleries during a lecture on the same subject, the balance is far in favor of the Conference plan. No qualms should be felt about playing give-and-take with men who may be members of the Cabinet, university professors, or financiers fresh from the mines of Wall Street. They are by no means as unapproachable as they sound, and by accepting the invitation to the Conference show their willingness to confer with their younger and less experienced colleagues...