Word: stirring
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chinese soldiers who might do battle. To hearten them Chinese President Chiang Kaishek at Nanking-1,000 miles south announced in the flamboyant vein of General Ma that he would personally rush north "to direct the offensive and avenge China's honor." But President Chiang did not stir out of Nanking last week...
Undaunted by the fact that he had an angry President on his hands was "Admiral" Gardiner. Well did he know that any such inquiry as the President proposed would help to advertise his Big Navy idea, would stir the public mind on the naval deficiencies he honestly believed to exist. His only comment...
There are many professors at their desks who can stir the young freshman soul to passion and effort, who can light the flame and let nature do the rest. There are young specialists who probably are poor teachers, because they are specialists and because they are young. New York Times...
...recognized phase of youth to want to stir up things. We, who have been youths ourselves, would not have it otherwise. This sort of playful plotting often makes for progress...
...print it. Last week some New York University students who work as "campus" correspondents for the local dailies were be wailing the scantiness of university news. Professor Shaw dug up and gave them his diatribe against whistling. "I never dreamed such a thing would cause such a stir," roared he last week. "But it's a good thing. It keeps the world from becoming too much upset over such things as the gold standard and the world series...