Word: sure
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There is no charge for this. If you care to reprint it you have my permission to do so. I am sure the American people believe in fair play...
...length, the new McNary Bill went from the Senate to the House, there to be wedded, if possible, to a new Haugen Bill and redebated. Many a non-believer in the bill would vote for it, observers guessed, if they felt sure the President was going to use his veto. Then, when the bill goes back to Congress, the opportunists will make sure that the veto is not overridden by a two-thirds vote. Such has been McNary-Haugen history in the past...
...curious fact that the leaders of both the large rival groupings are now members of the present Sacred Union Cabinet which was assembled during the franc crisis from leaders of all parties. Thus no matter which way the election swings, a considerable proportion of the present Cabinet Ministers are sure to remain in office...
...feet, because influential men began to invest huge sums in the Marconi Radio Company. This was made necessary because the German submarines cut all the transatlantic cables. From 1920 on, the radio has advanced by leaps and bounds. From a business point of view, this new invention was sure to be a success because it accomplished the apparently impossible. The radio has saved approximately $30,000,000 for America, said Sarnoff, for it has greatly cut down the expense of transcontinental communication...
...other ?10, as if they were all nearing the limit. The gallery sat back, talking and sighing. They wanted to see the Museum get it, not to have it leave England; but they began to see that there was no way to pass the bids of the collectors. Sure enough, at ?12,500 Mr. Dring stopped and Mr. Roberts, looking out for his American client, picked up the bid. Mr. Maggs dropped out at ?13,500. Mr. Roberts and Dr. Rosenbach went faster, like two puppies chasing each other around a tree. "Fifteen thousand,'' said Dr. Rosenbach. "Fifteen...