Word: stickfuls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that has come before it. From the time of the passing of the Bonus Bill over his veto, both houses have had the bit in their teeth and have raced through a series of tax reduction, naval appropriation and other measures with complete desregard for his views. The "Big Stick" of Roosevelt's day has been pared down to a slim wand totally lacking in either persuasive or coercive powers...
Cried chief and successful Filibusterer the Rt. Hon. Thomas L. Church of Toronto : "We need a Mussolini in Canada to wield a big stick over our big corporations! . . . The additional capital stock which the Bell Company seeks power to issue would never be utilized for extensions or added service to the public, but would be gobbled up in a huge melon split. . . . Outrageous...
...afternoon was J. C. Dreier '28, who led the scorers with four goals to his credit. H. J. Wallace '28 and C. D. McQuaid '28 also played good offensive games, with two goals apiece, while on the defense Captain J. H. Lane '28 wielded an efficient and powerful stick, Breithut, a Dartmouth football star of last season, played conspicuously well for the Big Green...
...Eyre reached for his map, missed it; it slipped into a corner of his cockpit. Two thousand feet over Essex, England, he undid his safety straps and reached again. Unintentionally he pressed the control stick forward. The plane stalled with a start and an astonished flier found himself catapulted into midair. With presence of mind he pulled his parachute cord, landed unhurt, lighted a cigaret, and addressed a gaping rustic: "I wonder where my kite's gone...
...conducts wholly from memory, with light, cork-tipped batons imported from Italy. He rarely uses the same stick twice. He often hums while conducting. He will have no guests at his rehearsals...