Word: naggingly
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...turn Milwaukee's critics booted the play, joked that the town's anti-labor overlords had backed a walleyed nag. Milwaukee's C. I. O. leaders merely sat tight. For them it was enough that To the End of Time was playing to half-empty houses...
...last week Student Elkins liked the looks of Merry Caroline, a cheap plater running in the second race at Chicago's Washington Park. He decided to couple Caroline with Joy Bet, the worst nag (and therefore probably the longest shot) listed for the first race. He wired his selection (and $2) and went about his chores...
...Manhattan, Frieda Mierse Wynn, 27, filed suit for separation from Funnyman Ed ("The Perfect Fool") Wynn, 52, charged him with being a "constant nag." Extracts from his 140-page answer: "First I bought her a dictionary. ... I trained her along the lines of the social graces.. . . The bliss I hoped for lasted only five days...
...first and second parts of the report immediately sound the tonic note an clarion tones. The Committee has made a conscious effort to reduce the uncertainty, insecurity, and bewilderment which nag the shorten the period of probation before a permanent appointments. Such also is its formulation of definite and positive criteria for advancement. The young teacher will now know what to aim for, what to stress; and he need no longer cower so abjectly before the dread god Publication. Together these recommendations should effectively dull the Demolition sword suspended over the lower academic ranks...
...avoid scenes at table, serve attractive, tasty dishes in small helpings, be cheerful, never nag. If a child still fails to eat, remove his plate after 20 minutes without comment...