Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...beats his wife in any one of 47 states. He is sent to jail. There he loafs. The maltreated wife is without support. He comes back, beats her again...
...election was announced for Apr. 26, at which candidates will required only to obtain a relative majority. The Socialists, Catholic and Democrats were believed likely to unite in support of a single candidate, probably ex-Chancellor Wilhelm Marx. If they do, a Republican President is certain to be elected. The Nationalists (Monarchists), however, were not without hope that the opposition parties would continue to be split, in which case victory is assuredly theirs, advisability of running a more forceful and popular candidate than Herr Jarres was discussed. The names of Chancelor Luther and former Minister of War Gessler were mentioned...
...exploitation of 50% of the area of every oil field in Northern Sakhalin. . . ." This, in effect, annulled half the Sinclair concession. By other terms of the treaty, it was made advantageous for the Bolsheviki to lease the remainder of the concession to the Japanese, who would enjoy the active support of their Government. The cancelation of the Sinclair concession was therefore a logical link in the Bolshevik chain of reasoning...
...Opposition seized upon a vital point, hammered it with much vigor. Some of the Games would be held on Sunday. The Calvinists held up their hands in horror, ejaculated: "How terrible!" They would support no bill that would thus desecrate the Sabbath...
...Harvard affirmative will support the subject, "Resolved, That, congressmen should be elected by proportional representation in the several States," against the Princeton negative. Meanwhile, the Yale affirmative meets the Harvard negative at New Haven. The Princeton affirmative meets the Yale negative at Princeton...