Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Republican Hubert Work, is still a particular favorite of New Dealer Harold Ickes. Under Mr. Ickes he has been virtually manager of the Interior Department. He has been constantly embroiled with his colleagues, but almost always on good terms with his boss. He and Mr. Ickes even look somewhat alike...
...block any such U. S. innovation, New York City's Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, which does 75% of the community's mortuary business, promptly counteroffered to set up "a clinic for families in need of funeral services somewhat along the lines of medical clinics." "We want," declared the Association's president, John J. Flynn, "to keep the funeral service in such cases free from suspicion of pauper stigma such as might possibly be involved if the cases had to be handled through municipal mortuaries." To "cases" recommended by clergy or social service executives, these morticians would...
...rumor was the fact that Mme Chiang, her sister Mme H. H. Kung, wife of China's Premier, and their brother T. V. Soong, Big Banker to the Chinese Government were in Hong Kong. That city is the traditional refuge of Chinese who have found China somewhat too hot for them, are waiting to see if it gets so hot they must go on to Europe or America. At present however, it is also the vital point on the diplomatic and military line of supply which the Chinese Government still has with the rest of the world...
...scores of schools and his 4,000 subscribers Clyde Miller thereupon sent last week what was intended to be a crushing reply-the Institute's first major work, an outline of a course of study for high-school students. Only contemporary propagandist specifically named in this somewhat general booklet was none other than Edward Bernays: "Hired by [Western Union] to boost its business," said the booklet "Edward L. Bernays suggested that delivery boys, paging the recipient of a telegram . . . say, 'Western Union...
...further explanation Mr. DeMille's first description of the land of golden opportunity for the Hollywood-minded collegian paled somewhat. Mr. DeMille is after the bright young men all right but he won't train 'em. He expects the colleges to do that...