Word: spite
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...spite of his inconsistency and in spite of his ponderous eloquence, Senator Ashurst succeeded in driving home one point which many opponents of the President's proposal ignored. Said he: "That bill is the mildest of all the bills that could have been introduced on the subject and I marvel, in the present circumstances, at the moderation of the President. . . . His proposal does not tinker with the Constitution. . . . There is nothing in the bill that in any way restricts the Supreme Court acting as it has in the past...
Starting the usual lineup of Red Lowman and Lev White as forwards, Captain Bill Gray at center, and Lupe Lupien and Vern Struck as guards, Coach Wes Fesler feels the Crimson have a good chance for victory in spite of the defeat at Dartmouth last Wednesday...
...spite of their efforts in the last two periods, the 1940 hockey team lost to B.U. Freshmen at the Arena yesterday, 5 to 4. The defeat was the first suffered by Coach Clark Hodder's charges this year. The game was hard foguht from beginning to end and stiff checking and numerous visits to the penalty box marked the last two periods...
...wonder if you would be good enough to make a suitable retraction, in view of the fact that because of the proceedings before the FCC to which your article referred, such a disparaging remark will have a very important bearing on the future of my business, which, in spite of all your correspondent may have led you to believe, is considered by me to be an honorable business from which I take both pride and profit...
...Packing the best gains were made outside the Big Four. Indeed, Swift & Co., No. 1 meat handler of the U. S., reported a sharp drop in profits ($17,651,000 to $12,103,000) in spite of the fact that sales were $831,671,000 and tonnage at an all-time peak. Wilson & Co. showed a slight decline ($4,068,000 as against $4,109,000). Basic reason for this countertrend in a year of expanding industrial earnings was the confusion in meat markets caused by invalidation of AAA processing taxes and the subsequent drought, which forced farmers to slaughter...