Word: poor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...virtues of honesty and public devotion." And it certainly is not an honest act to rob the banks of their gold, to issue an edict depriving a man of his gold (even if the gold standard IS ONLY psychological), to deny the obligation of contract, to tax the poor for their bread and meat, to assert in an inauguration speech that the Federal, State, and local tax burdens must be reduced, and then to advocate legislation which has had the exact opposite effect...
Among the causes which prompted the rejection of over one third of the applicants were weak lungs, poor eyesight, faulty hearing, bad teeth, and defective hearts...
...seems that the University officials have been worried about the extreme peril which forces the poor student to dodge through the rushing autos on his way to the New Lecture Hall, and so with the co-operation of the State Highway Commission they have begun a survey to determine the exact number of cars and pedestrians frequenting the maze of highways converging at the Fire Station...
Acting as prosecutors at the trial were Robert Dunn '38, Henry V. Poor '35, and Charles Feibleman '37. The defense of the German chancellor was supported by Thomas H. Quinn '87, Arthur G. Sullivan '37, and Frederick DeW. Bolman '36. Before the start of the testimony and arguments, it was agreed that decision would be rendered solely on the basis of the arguments and not on the personal merits of Der Fuehrer...
...sometimes lost military opportunities. He was usually content to outline a plan of battle, leave his commanders, who could not always be relied on to use their own judgment about the details. His staff-work was not nearly as efficient as his enemy's; he sometimes made poor use of his artillery and cavalry. Many an anecdote bears witness to Lee's quiet good manners, his inability to bluster. Riding over the field of the second battle of Manassas he came upon a marauding Mississippian asked him why he was not with his command. Roundly cursed...