Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dominate a union or contribute to its support...
...acts, but with greater power that immunity might not survive. After Britain's powerful unions staged a general strike in 1926, a Trade Disputes Act was passed making unions legally responsible for their acts. U. S. Business, already arguing that unions should be held accountable, may gain public support as the A. F. of L. gains power...
...there is the career of the pure scholar. In this field he has the greatest opportunity for creative work in the Fine Arts without having to temper his activities to the requirements of his surroundings. But naturally there is very little chance of making such a career self-supporting. In some way his work has to be endowed either by the foundations or through private subsidy. Such support is more than difficult to obtain and rarely given over any long period of time. Usually a compromise has to be made and so the pure scholar devotes a certain amount...
...Museum Director demands many qualities other than those to be acquired in academic circles. A great deal of his time is bound to be spent in the role of a business executive. Likewise, he must be an accomplished diplomat, not to say politician. His museum exists through the support of the public and the rich patrons who usually make up his board of directors. He must, therefore, cater to these people, and with the money thus placed at his disposal, (usually with innumerable strings attached) he tries to maintain in the execution of his tasks not too unpopular quality standards...
...speech to the Senate not only to expose the evils of the bonus measure, but once and for all vigorously to denounce those sectionists who have been intimidated into yielding to the unjustified demands of a single group. Mr. Roosevelt will need all his powers and public support if, in his talk this afternoon, he is to convince the bonus interests of the danger which their demands entail...