Word: spite
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...know, Mr. President, that there are some members of your Cabinet who do not frankly cooperate with you. I am one of them," said the blunt Indian-blooded General. Fork poised in the air, Cárdenas replied: "I appreciate your frankness, General Cedillo, and in spite of our differences, I continue to count on your help...
...used to spank her children entirely too much, and in spite of all she's written about raising children, her daughter, 20, and youngest son, 14, are ornery as the dickens...
...spite of such wrangling Majority Leader Barkley predicted passage of the bill by the middle of the second day of debate. At the end of the fifth day Senators wearily voted, 64-to-16, for a Housing Bill gutted by conservative amendments. Anti-Administrationist Harry Byrd called attention to Resettlement Administration's Greenbelt in Maryland, which cost $16,000 per family unit, and Hightstown Project in New Jersey ($20,000 per unit). Then he demanded a construction limit of $4,000 per family unit and $1,000 per room. "A spokesman for the Administration," he cried, "said . . . that this...
...called the Justices of the Supreme Court morons? Mr. Kannee turned to his transcript and read the President's words: "Their decisions were more on legislative lines than judicial." Enlightened, the newshawks rushed off truthfully to tell the world that Franklin Roosevelt had spoken without acrimony, that in spite of the defeat of his bill he appeared well content...
...certain industries like automobiles there was no doubt that the margin of profit was narrowing. Chrysler Corp., in spite of its five-week strike last spring. sold 629,706 cars and trucks in the first six months of 1937. a record; It took in $409,000,000 compared with $358,000.000 in the same period last year. Yet profits were down from $29.000.000 to $27,000,000. Even in the June quarter when Chrysler had little to charge off to strikes, the company's profit margin showed a sharp drop, from 19.8% in 1930 to 14.7% in 1937. Labor...