Word: spoiling
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...Macaulay's genius was considerably overrated. His phenomenal, encyclopedic memory was too often a substitute for thinking. His wit borrowed its main punch from his universal spleen and political bias. (Said Macaulay, who loved only his sisters: "There are not ten people in the world whose deaths would spoil my dinner.") Most of the writers and poets he demolished-Byron, Shelley, Keats, Thackeray, Gibbon,. Wordsworth, Tom Paine, Herman Melville, to name only a few- have long survived him. And his History, while still exciting for its colorful narrative, is not noted for its accuracy...
Chief problem in Centerville is poor dirt roads, which keep a traveling library away, make newspapers and mail late, compel farmers to do their own carrying to market. When Farmer Hand, trucking strawberries, gets stuck in the mud and his strawberries spoil, Centerville's people decide to build a concrete road. Crotchety old Farmer Banks (who is unpopular among Centerville's children because he chases swimmers from his creek) stalls progress by refusing to let his barn be moved out of the way, but finally gives in to avoid accidents at a sharp turn in the road near...
...also needs the powerful support of Mexico's left-wingers, who regard President Roosevelt's New Deal and "Good Neighbor" policy as handy shields for their radical designs. To them it still looked like a good bet that Secretary Hull would spare the rod rather than spoil the good neighbors. At week's end, President Cardenas appeared to be casting about for a way to meet Secretary Hull's terms without losing face at home...
...Mulligan was expected to decree some penalty for the outlaw flight there was a twinkling hint that whatever Corrigan had done was all right with Mulligan. Said Mr. Mulligan: "It's a great day in the history of the Irish people and we don't want to spoil their fun by talking about punishment...
...week's end television-minded New Yorkers were more than ever convinced that in the U. S., television is not yet ready to come out of the egg. Most responsible radio men feared that premature cracking might spoil the bird...