Word: splendide
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Cabled General A. V. Arnold: "Eugene Smith was wounded while accompanying troops in an attack south of Yanabaru. He was acting with splendid courage which we appreciate and we are thankful that his condition is not critical. We of the Seventh Division have the utmost respect for Smith and the deep sincerity he has shown in his work. We are proud of his action. The Commanding General of the Tenth Army concurs...
...later, Will Hays has achieved what Raymond Moley considers a marvelous record of industrial statesmanship. In this history, ex-New Dealer Moley mainly confines himself to an objective, minutely detailed recitation of facts and figures, but an introduction clearly states his point: cinema's self-regulation is a splendid example of how business can stay out of the government's "paralyzing" clutches...
...feeling of hostility for things British. Now we are unanimous on the following points: the Tommy gets very low pay compared to the G.I.; he receives nothing to compare with the Yanks in the matter of food, amenities, and recreational facilities; he does very little complaining ; he is a splendid patient; he is very friendly toward...
...author of nearly 60 volumes of novels, essays and poetry, but as editor of The Oxford Book of English Verse, one of the world's best-selling anthologies (500,000 copies since 1900). To Victorian contemporaries Sir Arthur was the pseudonymous "Q," whose tales of adventure (The Splendid Spur, I Saw Three Ships) made him one of Britain's most popular storytellers at the turn of the century. To Cambridge students, from 1912 until his death last year, he was the sharp-faced, crusty Professor of English who invariably lectured in immaculate frock coat and striped trousers...
...remarkable honesty and excellence, honor goes to the Army; to Major John Huston, who directed it and who wrote and speaks its splendid narrative; and to the six cameramen under his command...