Word: much
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...there again today: Oh, how I wish he'd go away." Ordinarily irritated at reporters' prodding about the third term, generally inviting them to go stand in the corner, put on the dunce cap, or merely rewarding them with a testy glance if they so much as asked about it, President Roosevelt last week was jovial too. A reporter popped up with another jingle...
When a belligerent seizes a neutral ship, it usually runs the neutral into its own port, seizes its contraband cargo, and if more than 50% is contraband, condemns the ship. The neutral protests with as much vehemence as is compatible with the strength of its case. It may try to gain the ship's release, lay the basis for claims for damages after the war. If the belligerent captor, hard-pressed by enemy raiders, sinks the neutral vessel, procedure is for the crew and ship's papers to be taken off, the crew for the sake of humanity...
...astonishing force. In Washington Secretary of State Hull issued a stinging resume of the case that listed contradictions in Russia's position, reiterated the U. S. claim that the ship be returned, and sounded the democratic note again by concluding: "Each person can judge for himself . . . how much light is shed on this entire transaction by the action of the Soviet Government in withholding adequate cooperation with the American Government with respect to the . . . essential facts pertaining to ... the whereabouts and welfare of the American crew...
Earl Long was never much shucks in school. But Earl, like his late brother Huey P., is hot stuff at political algebra. Last week Louisiana's latest Governor gradually unfolded before the lackluster eyes of his citizens a complicated new formula for solidifying his power. At first the succession of events made no sense: only by week's end did the political algebra begin to solve...
...British and the Russians again began barter talks last week, Europe was still waiting to learn the answer to the riddle of how much bartering Tovarish Stalin was prepared to do with Führer Hitler. Commodity chiefly dealt in so far was talk...