Word: seeks
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...south shall blink when he sees the Holy Places in Palestine-all of them, if we remember rightly, in charge of Roman Catholic Franciscan monks. (And you know that rascal Al Smith believes the same as they do.) If Cannon Jr. would have a competent guide then must he seek a son of Francesco Bernardone...
Foreseeing objections, Senator Capper explained that he would not seek action on his resolution until next fall...
...Lejeune's friends failed to induce him to seek reappointment. Eight years at a desk were, he thought, enough. He will pass his last 22 months of service in open field duty on Pacific Coast. President Coolidge sent Gen. Neville's name to the Senate for confirmation as of March...
...importance of thought and selection on the part of the writer. Assuredly an examiner should demand facts in the answers to his questions; but this does not mean that facts must come tumbling out of the writer like nickels from an opened slot machine. The examiner should rather seek to test not only knowledge, but also the student's selective ability in using that knowledge to support his own reactions. This in turn demands time. In other words a short examination, calling for as much reflection and marshaling of material as actual writing, is greatly to be preferred...
Every so often all who seek to peer into the English heart must scan the famed "Agony Column" (Want Ads) of the London Times. Last week in a single issue, on a single page, occurred the following revealing and significant ads, each smacking inimitably of Old England...