Word: possessed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Provided he were known to possess a certain touch of whimsy, anyone would be forgiven for supposing that a special battalion of devils has been appointed for the express purpose of making and keeping Cambridge streets impassable in the winter. Their work begins with a heavy snow; they see to it that ploughs are kept away from the narrower streets, and especially those which cross the house area, for many hours after the snow has stopped. When ice and ruts have formed, they twist the ruts into fantastic lines and cunning grooves (for they are master engineers), so that...
...problem of the "have" and "have not" countries, as Mr. Frank Simonds used to call them, is fundamental. As long as there are nations in the world which do not possess natural resources or sufficient land to feed their populations, while at the same time other nations have more than enough of both, world peace is an unattainable goal. Slowly but surely educated people all over the world are coming around to Mr. Simonds idea of redistribution. Naturally this proposal will meet with ever stiffening resistance, particularly in the "have" countries such as Great Britain and France, but the idea...
Speaking in the Court Room of Landall Hall, the Bar Association chief said that one of the gravest problems that concerns, the American Bar today is the fact that much professional work is done by people who do not possess the necessary legal and ethical training for that work. This means a loss of contact, so necessary for the young lawyer...
...took the measure of the New Deal with common sense few public men possess, and the New Deal will never be the same again...
...Catholic archbishops and bishops in Mexico. Its point: "No Catholic can be a Socialist, understanding by socialism the philosophical, economic or social system which, in one form or another, does not recognize the rights of God and the Church, nor the natural right of every man to possess the goods he has acquired by his work or has inherited legitimately, or which foments hatred and the unjust struggle of classes...