Word: standpoint
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...always clinked regularly in the Tammany till. . . . "I am throwing no mud at Governor Smith. He is honest, he is brave, he is intelligent. I don't question his motives. To get where he is with the crowd he had to do what he did and from his standpoint it was probably worth the price. But the real point of interest in that record for the American people now, if Governor Smith will defend it, is the picture of Tammany putting pressure on fine, aspiring young men like Al Smith . . . how it overlays his conscience with Tammany psychology...
...over the U. S. Promoter Crandall himself intended to start others, under slightly more stringent rules, in Buffalo, Paterson, Scranton and Harrisburg, as well as in London, Berlin and Paris, with the assistance of "Cold Cash" Pyle. Of last week's endurance fiestas, the most successful, from a mercenary standpoint, was one in Chicago with which Mr. Crandall had been invited to associate but which his Madison Square engagement antedated. Another contemporary ball was being held in upper Manhattan, for Negro couples...
From both an economic and social standpoint, fewer and larger clubs seem desirable. A number of clubs, of course, have elaborate establishments. But a number of others are faced with the necessity of building new club houses to keep up with the competition. Some are not too comfortable financially. Would it not be possible to effect the consolidation of two clubs into one with larger membership? Might not conditions later make further consolidations feasible." At first thought this may seem preposterous to alumni who have sentimental attachment to their own particular club. But these alumni try to kept sentiment...
Next to the Bible, TIME comes first as a news-writing stylebook from standpoint of telling most in least space...
...other words: learning should mean discovering how to do. The element of "discovery" is held high if not paramount by Educator Dewey. He declares: "While immature students will not make discoveries from the standpoint of advanced students, they make them from their own standpoint whenever there is genuine learning...