Word: sureness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Recently one schoolteacher said she would do her worst to hurt TIME in the opinion of others. I am sure that there are many of us who boost TIME as much as possible, and who see to it that those under our care have the chance to see all its good points...
...sure that that has never been a favorite phrase of mine, but I cannot refrain from applying it to its obnoxious creator, Mr. Epstein...
...charge a fee for entering the contest. They had decided that $100 is fair for first prize in a slogan, motto, jingle, etc., contest; $50 for second prize; $5 for third prize-total $155 for prizes. If the entrance fee were set at $1, the contest would be practically sure to pay its own way. The Women's National Democratic Club contest committee therefore announced those prizes and that entrance fee and sat back to watch their scheme succeed...
...Administration both vexed and pleased the politically militant Anti-Saloon League and its friends. Roy Asa Haynes, Acting Commissioner of Prohibition, whom the League admired, was replaced by Dr. James M. Doran as full-fledged Commissioner. Dr. Doran is a quiet man. The League could not be sure he would be militant enough...
...means "Absent without leave." It is not to be confused with S. O. L., which means "Sadly out of luck" or "Sure out of luck...