Word: standpoint
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...article forbidding Argentine Presidents to succeed themselves. "Gentlemen," he said, "against my will the Party has decided to substitute . . . for the words 'and can be re-elected only after an interval of one term,' the words 'and can be re-elected.' Undoubtedly, gentlemen, from the standpoint of constitutional doctrine, this is the way the article should read . . ." Then, to shouts of "We want Perón!" he declared: "Not only am I not going to accept a second term, but I don't believe that my health would allow...
From a political standpoint, Truman's previous red-herring charges were understandable. They had been made at a stage when the Hiss-Chambers case was largely a debate between the two men as to whether they had ever known one another as fellow Communists. But, a reporter asked, did the President still think it was a red herring? He certainly did, Truman fired back-the' Un-American Activities Committee was not prosecuting anybody, it was just after headlines...
...helped found the Girard in 1835 (naming it after Philanthropist Stephen Girard), the bank has been one of Philadelphia's strongest pillars of good business and decorum. It was the first trust company in its district to join the Federal Reserve System; it thought it should, "from the standpoint of patriotism." In its vaults lie the securities that make up some of the city's oldest fortunes...
...picture is equally undistinguished from a technical standpoint. Shot in the wonderfully-colored southwestern badlands without benefit of Technicolor, "Four Faces West" is remarkable for the monotonous recurrence of the same scenery. Either they ran out of gas or the cameraman had gout, but the entire script, chases and all, could have been shot within a 25-foot circle. And the title,--ah, the title. Just what manner of animal has four faces all of which are turned westward is a nifty little mystery that can occupy your mind for at least five seconds. It could be the hero...
From a political standpoint, judging by the crowd's reception, Wallace's Southern tour had been a great success. He and his speechwriters had whipped 48,000 New Yorkers into a state of near frenzy. But had they done more than deepen the prejudices which they were trying to overcome...