Word: resentence
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Admirers of Sherlock Holmes in general and his devotees in the Baker Street Irregulars in particular will resent the caption under the head of "Politics" (TIME...
Politician v. Administrator. If Harold Smith, in his unique position, were a politician, he would inevitably become one of Washington's most hated men. The secret of Smith's freedom from enemies is that he is not a politician. Other officials resent him when he disrupts their pet schemes, lops their funds and authority. But their anger quickly cools. They know and respect him for what he is: a professional administrator, with no political ambitions, no special interests to serve, no social reforms to promote...
...charge of having, as Councilman, accepted a bribe from a parking meter company. Last week teachers were struggling to get continuing contracts. The Board showed some signs of backing up, signing up. Tough Hamtramck, although busy in its war plants, happy in its beer gardens, was apparently beginning to resent its newest, if not greatest, local scandal...
...resent the letter in TIME as to the undertone of venom...
...their part, Americans hotly resent walking examples of British snobbishness, are loudly disparaging in their comments on British fighting qualities...