Word: symbol
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...loss without comparison strikes the whole country with the death of the Queen Mother Margherita, for many years the perfect symbol of the regality of Italian gentility...
...Lord Chief Justice Reading,* Mr. Thomson was not only instrumental in securing the conviction and subsequent execution of Sir Roger Casement, but rose to such prominence himself that he was knighted, and then made Director of Intelligence of the British secret service. Since that day he has been a symbol to Britons of the maintenance of law and order at any cost. Ecclesiastics have pointed with pride to the fact that he is the son of the late Archbishop of York...
...what we have been able to do in this country for their aid, is ac- cepted by me as a token of their goodwill to the people of the United States. The rug has a place of honor in the White House, where it will be a daily symbol of good-will on earth...
...pleasure and an honor to the fraternity to present to you this gavel. It is not intrinsically a treasure nor is it a battle axe to rule the unruly. Rather, it is a symbol of the devotion, respect and affection of Dekes throughout the United States for a great Deke and gallant gentleman who is assuming the high office of Speaker of the House of Representatives. It is an expression of our confidence in the worthiness with which the office of Speaker will be administered in the 69th Congress, and lets you know that D. K. E.* backs...
...Nothing could be more unfounded and foolish than this accusation. It betrays a tragic lack of objectivity on the part of most of the propagandists for the World Court. They are under the spell of a great idea; to them the World Court issue has become the symbol and test of America's willingness to cooperate with other nations in the effort to diminish the chances of war. Being in this subjective frame of mind they are impatient with those who insist upon examining the World Court proposal without parti pris...