Word: proved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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However, this pessimistic outlook need not necessarily prove to be prophetic as regards Mr. Enright. If he can give the burghers of New York something exceptionally fine in the way of accurate news gathering or clear sighted, unprejudiced editorial writing, his enterprise may prove to be the exceptional success...
...outcry of the latest group, which urges a course in Library Training in public schools, seems not more necessary than the thousand and one similar demands which appear and disappear from time to time. In quoting from the letters of college freshmen to prove that first year university work would have been much easier with a knowledge of how to use books and libraries, these petitioners are almost ridiculous. The collegiate mind must be singularly inept which fails to solve the intricacies of the average card index system after a few moments of thought. And the fact that several cities...
...qualifications of candidates for public office. They dodge indorsements and decisions on public questions for fear dissension will rupture their social group and they will be accused of being 'political.' They are dodging a clear duty. . . . Corruption in high places is revolting, but the condition that will prove fatal to this country is lethargy in local government; deterioration and graft in the police force of your city; leniency and political pull in state and county courts, and indifference and lack of personal possessory pride on the part of each citizen in the affairs of his local government...
...investigation, principal effort was directed to trying to tie up both parties with the oil scandal by means of their campaign contributions in 1920. Senator Thomas J. Walsh (Democrat) produced witnesses to try to prove that the late Jake Hamon of Oklahoma, oil man, bought President Harding's nomination for oil purposes. Senator Spencer (Republican) tried to prove that Mr. Doheny had contributed $75,000 to the Democratic campaign fund...
...advocates of the bill are concentrating to bring the matter before the Commons. The Government's attitude is not known. At present British divorce laws permit a husband to divorce his wife for infidelity; a wife can obtain a divorce from her husband only if she can prove infidelity coupled with...