Word: momently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...revolution may come from either the right or left wing," he went on, "but the probability is that it will come from the Monarchist party, which seems to be constantly growing in strength at the present moment. In Munich last summer the streets were constantly placarded with signs advocating and predicting the return of the royal house and the beginning of a war of revenge against France. It is true, on the other hand, that nothing that has happened since the armistice has so depressed the Germans as their defeat in the 'war of 1923' or the Rhine and Ruhr...
...trouble is really a recrudescence of that which arose just before the Davis cup team left for America. First Anderson said he would go. Then he laid down conditions which the Australasian Association found it could not accede to. Then Anderson forewent those conditions and at the last moment refused to accept a public subscription that was being raised. He sailed for America with the team, taking his wife with him. He returns after having played splendidly for Australia and every Australian would wish to give him everything possible to enable him to keep in the game at no loss...
...hailed as the coming Labor Premier. To The World he writes, essentially in reply to Herbert Asquith's speech of a fortnight ago, that the King, whose privilege of refusing a general election was counted on by the followers of Asquith to terminate Labor's rule at the desired moment, must act according to the advice of the Minister. Hence after a short period of Labor rule, instead of the government falling without a general election into the hands of Herbert Asquith as one of the available and willing Ministers he himself describeed, Labor upon the demand of Mr. Macdonald...
Turning to his attorney, he kissed him on both checks and a moment later ejaculated: "Don't forget the little wreath of blue flowers-not red ones...
John Singer Sargent long ago quit the portrait-painting game, as such. When he makes an exception to his rule, nowadays, the outcome is more than likely to be something compelling-and so may be characterized the presentment of President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard University, which at the moment is said to be nearing completion at the hands of Mr. Sargent...