Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...MacDonald has included all the familiar criticisms of his own. His book will be a solace to all discontinued Republicans it is too much history however, to be entirely facile reading and it seems to be too critical to pass as exposition. "The Meuace of Recovery" will strengthen the conviction of those who oppose the New Deal. but it will make few converts among those already aligned with President Roosevelt...
...effort to strengthen the weak spots revealed by the Compton Cup Race last Saturday, Coach Charlie Whiteside yesterday afternoon changed the positions of four men in his first two crews. "Big Jim" Gardner who has been rowing No. 4 on the Jayvee outfit has been moved up to the Varsity No. 6 position whole John Bray, Jayvee No. 7 has been advanced to the Varsity Bow to add more weight to the front of the boat...
Throughout the performance the slender little composer sat almost hidden behind the organ console at the far right of the stage. Sometimes he used his great instrument to strengthen the choruses. More often it was only to blend with the orchestra or round out massive undertones worthy of his subject. Pietro Yon proved years ago that he is a musician before he is an organist. He had not written an oratorio to exhibit his own virtuosity, to show how his feet could travel the pedals, his fingers control the maze of stops...
...expenses and add still another $1,000,000 to Britain's surplus was finally lost last week to the MacDonald Government. Two years ago one of the richest and strangest of all British subjects, Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, offered to give ?200,000 of her own money to strengthen Britain's Army & Navy. After much deliberation it was refused. Later she changed this offer, to give the same amount of money for a special air defense for London. Refused a second time, persistent Lady Houston renewed the offer. Last week, still ignored, she withdrew...
...acknowledged the best. It was dangerous play: they swam the Guadalquivir at night, climbed into a bullpen and played the bulls naked, using their shirts as matadors' capes. Banderillero Calderon took Belmonte under his wing, taught him everything he knew, made him walk every day to strengthen his feeble legs, carrying an iron rod. From the very beginning of his career Belmonte was frequently hurt: his bad legs made it impossible for him to run fast; he always let the bull pass him too close for comfort, sometimes too close lor safety. He served a rough apprenticeship...