Word: solidity
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that Okop is the oldest. Its walls are thicker, the whole construction of its buildings is heavier. When the Mayas first began to build they knew little about the laws governing thrust and strain. Their earliest two-story buildings have the second story set behind the first on a solid mass of masonry. They dared not put one room directly above another. Later they learned how to do this and the development of their skill can be traced through buildings of successive periods...
...much to say on many subjects. He too is very learned and fond of classical allusions, but he can be fierce at times. James Couzens, millionaire, isn't here. He has been ill of late. When he is in top form, he makes a formidable opponent. That solid, dark little man is Robinson, nominal leader of the Democrats. He is a downright fellow. Of late a good deal of his time has been taken in putting through Administration measures-the World Court and the tax bill. There is Walsh; he is the Democrat's hanging prosecutor, only...
...Senators who this year come up for re-election were elected in 1920 in a Republican landslide. The Democrats among them are Underwood of Alabama, Caraway of Arkansas, Fletcher of Florida, George of Georgia, Broussard of Louisiana, Overman of North Carolina, Smith of South Carolina? all from the solid South. The Democrats have not a chance of losing one of their seats, but the Republicans have seats which may be lost to Democrats this year in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington. In a few of these 14 states there...
...wonder the people of the country repudiate the Democratic party. We could not even hold the solid South were it not for the race question. We have no more concert of action or continuity of purpose than a lot of chickens in a barnyard when an owl comes along...
Churchilliana. ". . . we stand on a basis of reality. We may not be soaring in the clouds but there is solid ground under our feet. I am not looking for trouble [the betting tax]?I am looking for revenue." Having presented his well considered plan, Mr. Churchill sat back, leaving it to the mercy of the roaring winds of debate...