Word: sicking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Amid scenes of tremendous enthusiasm throughout the country, Constantine came back in 1920 and reigned until September, 1922. He was now a sick man and under constant fire from the Venizelists. The hopeful war against Turkey proved disastrous to Greek arms and in the ignominy of defeat, Constantine was for the second time chased from the country. He was succeeded by another son, Georgos II. The young King was moved by the best intentions, but was unable to keep his finger out of the political pie. This in itself was never a serious factor, but it entailed some friction...
...long after her appearance in Spain, she had, perforce, to sit in the royal box in the great bullfighting arena at Madrid. Pale and sick at heart, she watched the bull charge into the ring, watched the matadors and the toreadors approach. That much the Spanish people could force her to do, but they could not make her keep her eyes open; and throughout the whole nauseating, raucous performance, her eyes avoided the cruel slaughter...
...sick deputy...
...attractive" operations; to Charles falls the unpretentious work, the routine that has made the Mayo Foundation famed throughout the world. Their hospital, bowered with lawns and orchards, has ten operating rooms. During the last four years, 28,970 abdominal operations have been performed there. On every train, the sick pour in-sometimes 200 a day. All are treated. The rich pay. The moderately circumstanced pay according to their means. As for the poor, they are cared for gratis...
...collection of fishermen and small-town businessmen and one tax collector. . . . " 'Walk !' Do you suppose for one minute that a weakling, uttering that syllable, would have produced any result? If the Jesus who looked down on that pitiful wreck had been the Jesus of the painters, the sick man would have dropped back with a scornful sneer and motioned his friends to carry him out." Jesus was an outdoor man ". . .a tall broad-shouldered man towers above the crowd . . . listen, hear his laugh!" Jesus was a deft advertiser. He did not bulletin such clumsy blurbs as JESUS...