Word: resentational
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Mexican of Spanish descent, I would greatly resent having this term applied to me, and I think that any other New Mexican would feel the same...
...were technically violating it by the hundred thousand to subscribe to this year's Irish Sweepstakes. In the closing hours of last week's conference of the Conservative Party, up rose Sir William Henry Davison, a fellow member with Atholl of the swank Carlton Club. "Ordinary citizens," he cried, "resent the Government's attempts to ... prevent them from having a flutter. . . ." (Cheers.) Before the party leaders could collect themselves, Sir William shouted his motion: ". . . The Government should give facilities for a national lottery." Aye! And up went hundreds of hands. Nay! A feeble...
...businessmen of our country let me say that our Government and the masses of the people themselves resent unthinking statements or subtle suggestions that the profit motive in American life has been or is to be abolished...
...NASH Memphis, Tenn. Sirs: FOR YOUR INFORMATION WE THE SHELBI LEADING SECRET ORGANIZATION OF THE MEMPHIS COTTON CARNIVAL RESENT YOUR BIASED ARTICLE IN TIME NEXT YEAR PLEASE KEEP YOUR WHITE TRASH IN CHICAGO AND SEND US A GENTLEMAN REPORTER THE SHELBI Memphis, Tenn. Budd's Face Sirs: Very few of the newshawks, including TIME'S own experts, noticed a most interesting episode of the Burlington Zephyr's wonderful record-breaking trip from Denver to Chicago [TIME, June 4]: at almost the last minute and as the train was poised to make its eastbound leap from Denver...
That compromise, however, has not yet been brought back for a vote, because the potent Navy lobby is bitterly opposing the jumping of Commander Calver over his seagoing seniors. Washington private practitioners resent Dr. Calver's free treatment to Congressional secretaries, wives, families, visitors. However, he gives non-members only emergency treatments. Regular patients are primarily Senators and Representatives (Vice President Garner is an assiduous client) and a few of their former colleagues, like onetime Vice President Charles Curtis. A stronger hindrance developed last week. John Raymond McCarl, comptroller-general, let it be known that Congress could promote...