Word: reminders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...splendid Treasury." he said, to remind people why the Budget Bureau was established, "is not a bottomless, automatically replenishing fountain of fiscal supply, and its outflow must be eternally watched and carefully and wisely directed into proper channels...
...lynx will not attack a man. But, emboldened by the tastiness of chance corpses that War-winter, a female lynx stalked Grischa for days, till suddenly he noticed her crouching to spring. So drolly did her crooked eyes and fringe of whiskers remind Grischa of himself, that he burst into a roar of terrifying human laughter, and unwittingly saved himself from fangs and evil claws...
...yearly series to come into their own. To be sure, they seize upon such opportunities as the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, with sufficient alacrity, but their parents always dominate the scene with the dignity of "We do solemnly proclaim edicts and displays of eloquence that serve to remind forgetful citizens of what a capable fellow their mayor really...
...field. It seems to be traditional with them to be gracious even when in the heat of competition, to accede whenever possible to the wishes of an opponent. I am referring here to their field men, their shotput, discus, hammer and javelin men, who, both in physique and bearing, remind me of the ancient Greeks and Romans I have read about...
...heretofore been 'embarrassed' on meeting you, and do not think that I will suffer thus when we meet face to face with this discussion, though I well know your great prowess in debate, and am also aware of my own limitations and defects. ... I venture to remind you that you are not yet President...