Word: sir
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Berlin Adolf Hitler's cold began to look like no stroke of genius at all. Soon German Foreign Minister Baron Constantin von Neurath was explaining to British Ambassador Sir Eric Phipps that in ten days Adolf Hitler would be delighted to receive Sir John Simon, would surely have no cold. As an odd Hitler gesture of appeasement, the Realmleader promised to prepare for Sir John's visit by the ritual of several days of meditation among the Bavarian Alps "breathing their pure, inspiring German...
Ever since he shot his $180,000 Bluebird over a measured mile at 272.108 m. p. h. two years ago, lean, hawk-nosed Sir Malcolm Campbell has longed to be the first man to break 300. Back at Daytona Beach last fortnight he made a "test run," reached only 233 m. p. h. when his cowling broke, forced him to stop. Next day he hit 270, decided to await better conditions for a real speed attempt. One afternoon last week fire sirens wailed all over Daytona, brought 50,000 people running to the beach...
...Sir Malcolm shifted to second at 100 m. p. h., to high at 200. A whining blue streak of speed, his seven-ton monster covered the course mile in 13 seconds, tore her six tires to shreds. Sir Malcolm did better in the downwind return mile, brought his average to 276.816 m. p. h., a new record but far short of his goal...
...think, sir," President Roosevelt was asked one day last week at a regular White House press conference, "that domestic commodity prices have gone far enough to justify stabilization...
...quasi-criticism in the editorial provokes the memory of that instance in which Johnson, asked by Boswell whether or not he "really thought a knowledge of Greek and Latin an essential requisite to a good (sic) education," answered: "Most certainly, Sir; for those who know them have a very great advantage over those who do not. Nay, Sir, it is wonderful what a difference learning makes upon people even in the common intercourse of life, which does not appear to be much connected with...