Word: proceed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...officials at Paris' Prefecture de Police finally granted permission. Of course, they demurred, one must proceed carefully in these matters. In 1876, it was said, an unprincipled character had climbed to the top of Paris' famed obelisk, in the Place de la Concprde, for the base purpose of advertising a new make of candle. But two Egyptologists who wished to make the ascent for the purpose of studying the obelisk's hieroglyphics-that was different. There was only one thing the officials asked: that the ascent be made as early in the morning as possible...
...answers show that enough students are planning to purchase the album, the committee will proceed with its plans...
...Common Defense." Bradley thought that the U.S., once it had approved the treaty, should proceed to furnish arms to Britain and the Western European powers. Under the waspish questioning of Missouri's legalistic Senator Forrest Donnell, he admitted he could not compute the exact dollar cost of U.S. surplus arms to be supplied. But, he added: "They may well be worth a lot more to us in the hands of somebody else than in a storehouse over here...
Tickets, for the benefit performance only, will be proceed from $2.40 to $4.80. They are now on sale at the Harvard Cooperative Society and the Brattle Hall box office. Any other donations to the fund may be sent to the Theodore Spencer's Memorial Fund, 24 Milk Street, Boston. Checks should be made payable to Harvard University...
...wondered what to write about. The trouble seemed to be in clearing the ground. Perhaps he could do that better once his ideas were formulated and accordingly, he took a fresh sheet and numbered it "20". "In view of the factors outlined above," he began, "we will proceed to demonstrate that the customary explanations will not hold water." He had finally come to the point where he needed an idea. The Library was the place to go; but first he had to pick out his suspenders. Then he would walk to the Library. He looped a string around his finger...