Word: regard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...better expected chosen, was evidenced by the fact that Mr. Adams's name was not even mentioned by the press as a possibility, although he was among those who have recently conferred with Mr. Hoover in Miami. It seems plain that the new cabinet will be appointed with less regard for invisible government, and more for personal qualifications...
...case has taken an unusual turn in that the Grevin Wax Works insist that they possess the only tub in which M. Marat died. They therefore demand that the American disclaim the authenticity of his possession and regard it merely as an eighteenth century bathing device. This the American will not do, for not only has he paid four hundred dollars for his treasure, but also he owns the keys to the room in which the relic was installed. Besides, as the efficiency of such an appliance can in no way compare with that of the creations of today...
That was all. But the Quai d'Orsay had in its despatch files Mr. Kellogg's consent to do as France wished in regard to Morocco. It was not literally an acknowledgment. But if France chooses to be subtle, as France usually chooses, the U. S. "open door" policy, for North Africa at least, is as good as dropped into the Seine...
...King's is (and this is no mere courtierlike utterance) the most delightful individualism of all. His garments are carefully cut to suit his bodily form, yet with due regard for the mode. But his personality peeps forth in little touches. which doubtless please him and certainly make him distinct...
...selling at $100, or ten times its earnings-per-share. In recent years this ratio has been considered extremely backward. Thus, in March, 1928, John Jacob Raskob announced that General Motors should rise to 15 times its earnings-per-share, and the "15X" formula has become generally accepted with regard to industrials. Meanwhile, however, during the November bull market, many a stock rose far beyond the "15X" valuation, reached a price which could be justified by earnings only through the expedient of discounting possible earnings for two or three years to come...