Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...with little scruple about his past prestige. But more than all he must weather the shoals of thought into which the winds of mere courtesy to the world outside continually force him. Last of all, his crew of youngsters, critical and monotonous, helps little to make life a pleasant voyage on a happy sea. But he likes it! The critics from the market place do not half appreciate his idiocy. It is colossal...
Professor Hart, it is pleasant to note, has no thought of quitting his studies. He plans to keep his Widener office so that the Yard will still be able to catch a glimpse now and then of another member of Harvard's Hall of Fame...
...courage and straight-forwardness of the Interstate Commerce Commission in its decision concerning the Nickel Plate merger must be highly praised. Federal discouragement of trusts is nothing now, to be sure, but it is a pleasant novelty to study the basis of the present manifesto. It will be remembered that Roosevelt wielded his "big stick" against the steel and the packing interests in something of an ostentatious manner. Always quick to cater to popular notions, the President found a new road to the people's heart in his campaign against the trusts...
...proverb. "Those on whom the gods smile die young" can never blight athletic fortune, for the smiles of gods of sport are much too transient. Nevertheless, even their passing favor is pleasant. And the University may well seize the moment to observe the recent successes of its teams...
...pleasant painted Anne or Kate...