Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tall, youthful, handsome Mr. Eden, who resigned as Foreign Secretary rather than try to appease the dictators, it didn't seem cricket to criticize the Chamberlain Government while in this country. But the British Government had bestowed their blessings on Mr. Eden's seven-day visit to the U. S. (which was also his first), and many were the rumors in Britain last week that, if his U. S. mission was a success, Anthony Eden might return to the Cabinet. More accurately, the Cabinet might return to Mr. Eden...
...University will be forced to consider the financial possibilities of erecting a huge new dining system to satisfy the needs of the law students and all the other graduate students. The chances of an immediate undertaking in this direction are unfortunately remote. Therefore as a temporary expedient, it would seem much more practical to set up, instead of two distinct graduate eating organizations, one large all-inclusive society. For the time being it would probably have to content itself with the basement of Andover Hall, but the success of the undertaking would mean a rapid expansion and additional dining halls...
...will be a good middle-distance man--eventually. Johnny Quinlan and Freddie Griffin are expected to be good for a lot of seconds in the 50 and 100. "One-Breath" MacMaster needs more time for faster 50's. Distance men Ed Hewitt and Bob White are both pluggers who seem to thrive on work, but they've got to show results soon...
...biggest puzzle however, Dr. Nett admits, is to find out what the Dodatmors think about their enormous brains. "I don't know what they think about in the Congo" the ichthyologist said. "But they didn't seem to think much about all the publicity they've been getting around here...
...pocket, including General Investment Corp.; another crony, Ernest B. Warriner, became General's president. Truster Groves used his associates to put over his deals, used one trust to buy another. The involved nature of these deals inspired one of his directors to write this spicy note: "We may seem (to you) unduly sensitive to public, or rather informed financial opinion. The reason is that those who disregarded this opinion seem, in the end, to be 'unlucky...