Word: opinioned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Prudent, Canon Elliott expressed no opinion on these definitions. When persistent newsgatherers asked: "Isn't it true that in Australia 'Do you smooge?' is equivalent to 'How about a petting party?'" the Canon was again silent...
City officials acted at once, backed by strong public opinion. City officials thanked the World for arousing the helpful opinion, as did ministers, spinsters, reformers. The World's circulation went up that week very rapidly and its editors could congratulate themselves that, in gratifying a whim of the business department they had performed a typical World re-form for the city. More than ever was the World the self-styled "D'Artagnan of journalism," for it was that lusty Gascon who, in search of employment, picked quarrels to make friends...
...floral wreath could better have announced the death than the message which Mr. Coolidge gave to the citizens of this country on New Year's Day. A request to the press that adverse opinion should not be openly expressed, lest observers from other nations should form the erroneous opinion that sentiment was at times divided on major issues in our national politics, would have been a succulent morsel to the political bear-baiters of yesteryear. But they are dead, and in this day and age a pronunciamento from the White House Spokesman becomes imbued with that same mystic sanctity which...
...particularly objected in the past that the writers of such criticism as that in the Confidential Guide were not qualified by their academic achievements to express an opinion. To argue thus, one must hold that every course in college should be planned, organized, and conducted for the "A" man, that the student who ranks in other than the top section of the college should be disregarded in the ordering and arranging of his education. The fallacy here is obvious. It is equally so, however, in the larger question of whether the student should express his opinion at all, regardless...
...those with only secondary school education were considered "seriously deficient in general education and general background." The motive for choice of the law by the latter was generally hope of increased salary. Few of them had any coherent notion of American or English history. One applicant was of the opinion that Magna Carta was a naval expedition...