Word: sentiments
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Screams by Tea Time. Whether Parker had quit to protect the royal household, whether the Duke had sacked him, or whether the Queen had done the thing, no one would tell. Whatever the cause, the effect was a national wave of sentiment in favor of Mike Parker reminiscent of the emotional binge touched off two years ago by the unhappy romance of Princess Margaret and divorced commoner (and palace staffer) Peter Townsend. "Why," demanded Lord Beaverbrook's Express, for many years an ardent opponent of palace puritanism, "should a broken marriage be a disqualification for royal service? Until...
This is no sudden mood. In 1948, when Britain was still suffering from war-spawned austerity, 42% of Britons answered yes to the same question. When 35% were still saying yes in 1950, many thoughtful Britons concluded that sentiment on emigration was gradually returning to normal. Today, in the aftermath of the Suez debacle, emigration sentiment is once again on the rise...
...Welfare) declined to comment, but four wives had something to say and no hesitation in saying it. Flora Benson (Agriculture): "As long as the President wants my husband to remain in Washington, I will be happy to stay here." Gladys Seaton (Interior): "I endorse Mrs. Benson's sentiment." Miriam Summerfield (Post Office): "We've had a wonderful experience here, very interesting, very challenging." Doris Brownell (Justice): "We've enjoyed it and we intend to enjoy...
Hook presents a very detailed criticism of Chafee's views. He asserts that "No one can question his liberalism. But liberalism is sentimentality unless its sentiment for freedom is nurtured by reason. It is not enough, as Mr. Chafee does, to praise reason. Better than praising reason is using...
...Senate's course, but it sometimes has made that body aware of a crisis, and in critical times the upper House has moved quickly, lest the deeply respected force of law be shattered. The Senate tries never to respond to popular whim, but to a continuing swell of sentiment it may react...