Word: mistakenly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Judge Gary says the steel workmen favor the 12-hour day. Samuel Gompers says he is mistaken...
...classic!" manner, seemed highly successful. As successful as could be, considering the fact that most of the Elizabethan cross-fire and comic patter, has, like nearly all good topical stuff, lost much of its sting with the passage of the slang and catchwords of its day. The plot (mistaken identities) was, of course, a hardy perennial even before Shakespeare- and there are few " familiar quotations " in the Comedy of Errors to help or hinder the audience into a feeling that they are being educated instead of amused. But the misadventures of the various Antipholuses and Dromios-played with speed...
...Republic nor The Nation is radical in the proper sense of the word, since they do not advocate socialism, syndicalism, communism nor any other revolutionary change in our government or social structure, but simply reforms in the present system. Their sympathy for radical movements, which has brought them into mistaken disrepute, is based upon a literal interpretation of the Constitution regarding freedom of speech, publication and assembly. Both are essentially in agreement regarding political and social reforms. But The Nation took the pacifist position against...
...confident but mistaken predictions that rediscount rates would be increased have proceeded partly from advocates of the classical theory that rediscount rates should stand above open market rates, and partly from apprehensive speculators in a temporarily bear stock market. The opinion of the latter group can be disregarded. But that of the former is entitled to genuine consideration. Undoubtedly as a general thing the bank rate should be above the market rate, and undoubtedly just the opposite is the case today. It may be that the Reserve authorities' decision to leave rates unchanged has been to some extent shaped...
...South Wales, and for five years Victory of India. He came to Geneva reluctantly and as a skeptic, in the position of First Delegate of India to the Assembly. After a few weeks of participation in the work of the League, he admitted gracefully that he had been mistaken in his judgement, and delivered the following thoughtful tribute from the door of the Assembly...