Word: straining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Throughout General Allen's address, there was a strain of regret that America was not taking a more active part in foreign affairs. He humorously remarked, "Since the War, France and Belgium have been the high commission; Geat Britain the high abstainer; and the United States the high observer...
...significant tribute Premier Baldwin has at once honored the name of Bonar Law and indicted the organization of modern government. That a nation will cherish in special reverence the public servant who has given "the last full measure of devotion" can hardly be held a justification of the over-strain and overwork to which he has been subjected. Even those who were most hitter against the theories of President Wilson condemned a system which produced the tragic figure of an executive broken by the terrific strain of his office. And the death of President Harding served to confirm a suspicion...
...past 20 years, an index of trade for the United States has been obtained. This chart reveals a well defined ebb and flow of prosperity and depression. First comes a period of business depression, then a recovery; this is followed by a period of prosperity followed by financial strain, which ultimately brings about a financial crisis. These five phases, each leading into the other, are known as the business cycle...
...often used by his grandfather, King Edward VII) stayed at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec for one day. In the afternoon he played golf in his TutankhAmen pullover sweater with the Hon. Martin Burrell and Sir Godfrey Thomas. In the evening he determined to "take it easy" but the strain of Yes, We Have No Bananas was too much for him. He marched to the ballroom and had fun with the flappers. Next day he left for his ranch...
Otherwise the Chauve Souris seems much the same affair that last year tinged all American musical entertainment with its curious strain. Katvnka, A Night at Yards, The Wooden Soldiers still fill the American audiences with the most audible enthusiasm. New numbers also are displayed. Further, little can be said. The Chauve Souris is still the Chauve Souris...