Word: outlooks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first description. Wrestling and tripping were permitted. It being recorded that "careful Terrence . . . . Ran to the Swain and caught his Arm behind; A dextrous Crook about his Leg he wound, And laid the Champion grov'ling on the Ground". As Mr. Williams who reviewed the poem for the London Outlook aptly said, Terrence "would probably be ordered off the field in these degenerate days". Yet these men of Soards and Lusk would probably have fied amazed had a modern gridiron hero stepped on the field with his huge padded shoulders, and his helmet of leather...
Prophets of future tendencies in business, and particularly those practical seers who attempt to cash their foreknowledge in the stock market, have been considerably bewildered at the outlook during recent weeks. On the one hand, the ordinary signs of approaching depression, such as declining iron production, and falling stock prices and interest rates, are apparent to all. On the other hand, business leaders talk optimistically, merchandising is very heavy and profitable, the railroads are getting some fat around their bones; worst of all, the stock market refuses to decline...
...high costs of production and high costs of living, the Judge looks forward cheerfully to conditions in the iron and steel industry. He recognizes that the returns on capital invested in the business are inadequate, and that the industry is not operating at full capacity. Yet he considers the outlook good, and anticipates heavy purchasing by railroads, constructors, oil producers, canners and automobile makers...
After reviewing the dark outlook in Europe, with its bankrupt nations, starving women and children, and dangerous international hatreds, the Judge remained serene and still cheerful regarding the U. S. " If," he concluded, " the European atmosphere and conditions dominated our affairs, our business men might be depressed and somewhat doubtful of the future; but fortunately they...
...allow for the differences in methods of study. Professor Lake's theory was that men with scholastic ability would do better to choose the first examination mark only as they would not have to waste time by repeatedly reviewing for unimportant tests and so could get a broader outlook on the course. Less able students, he believed, should take the second choice as it was a surer means of obtaining a passing mark...