Word: resister
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Minnesota have long sought to restrain the Press in the performance of its functions" and since "the oppressions of the Press have been characterized by a campaign of violence against editors criticizing improper political-gangster alliances, culminating in the murder of Walter Liggett . . . the Press of this country should resist the attempts of such alliances in Minnesota or any other State to abridge the freedom of the Press...
...customary dramatic devices such as inexplicable flashes of lightning and a series of unexpected entrances. The most interesting thing about the play is the child Peter and we're afraid that further information on that score can be gained only by actual attendance at the gory proceedings. Unable to resist the temptation to hint we'll just tell you that Peter is more apparent than real...
...Matthew: But I say unto you, that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also...
Reed wanted to be among the college cake-eaters but could not resist showing that he knew bread was a better diet. By persistence and ability he became an ''activity man," made the Lampoon and the Monthly, was active in many a club...
...year, yes, but also a year when all Americans who believe in the possibilities of the human mind for further progress, happiness and common benefit should stand firm and resist the forces of retrogression. President Conant ended his address--one of the best he has yet made--with a declaration which should awaken a virile response both inside and outside of the Harvard brotherhood. --The Boston Herald