Word: staunchly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...surround the recent Senatorial defeat of the Resolution to join the World Court, certain facts stand out with ironical clarity. It is important to realize that the Resolution was defeated primarily because of the astonishingly effective propaganda aroused over the short space of one week-end by those two staunch protectors of one hundred per cent Americanism, Father Coughlin and the Hearst papers. "Joining the court," said the former, "to maintain peace strongly stinks of diplomatic deceit." He was aided no end by the latters' publishing the pictures of Great American Statesmen, accompanied by the question, "Senators, have you forgotten...
TIME'S report (TIME, Nov. 19, p. 40) of the recognition once accorded such literary greats as "France's" Maeterlinck and more especially Sweden's" Björnson serves only to accentuate the injustice done that staunch English patriot Eamon De Valera. Surely his contributions in word and deed to the development of a better understanding between neighboring people call for the award of a Nobel prize, that for the promotion of peace being perhaps the most appropriate...
...staunch Crimson forward wall played a bang-up game throughout, bottling up the attack of the reputedly strong invaders at all times. The backs also did their share, turning in a smooth, powerful performance which notted four well-earned counters. Tim Reardon, who replaced Captain Arthur Oakes when the latter injured his hand, accounted for two of the Crimson tallies with a brilliant passing and running attack...
This loss of one of the Crimson's most popular captains and a staunch bulwark in the center of the Varsity line casts a gloom over the not-too-bright prospects of the football team. The two weeks of enforced absence from practice sessions will keep Gundy out of the Bates game, and will force the coaches to use him carefully if he is to be ready for the Brown game...
...staunch and true TIMESTER, I hate to you that TIME erred (issue of July 23) it said men shed their coats and women wore organdie in reached El Centro . . . . the day the temperature reached...