Word: tirelessly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...early age he showed that he possessed the spark which was to burst forth into the flame of genius. He was not one of those artists of the Renaissence who sought to revive the ancient glories of art by the imitation of Greek and Roman models . He was a tireless student of nature and from it he drew the subtile play of light and shade, the harmony and rhythm of line which raises his work so high among his contemporaries...
...thoroughly believes that alcohol in his system would tarnish it, slow it up. bring on a more speedy death. He believes the same of alcohol in the nation's system. Even before Prohibition, he took only "occasional sips of wine" at his friends' tables. The Author. Tireless Mr. Fisher is not content to remain a professor of the "dismal science."- He now devotes only half of the college year to lecturing at Yale. He early wandered off into Eugenics, Hygiene, World Peace-always the scholarly crusader. He is a member of a myriad of leagues, associations, institutions, academies...
...Wills was the offender; in every break he swung over illicit punches; he hit backhanded; he butted Sharkey with his hard, black head. Perhaps Wills only did these things from force of habit; he has long been famed in the ring for his sharp practices, as also for his tireless pursuit of a match with Dempsey. But old black Wills will pursue no more heavyweight champions; he was tired; even his foulest punches had no sting. In the 13th round, after ten warnings the referee disqualified him for fouling...
Dzerzhinsky, starved of Bolshevist theory, self-goaded to half-mad labors, became, when the Red Revolution set him free, the most practical, most tireless, most in- corruptible henchman of Lenin...
...speaker began by thanking Sr. Mevindez Pidal, then going on to praise warmly the Centro de Estudios Historicos. He complimented its professor, dwelling especially on their competent, tireless work of investigation. Then he came to the subject matter of his address, giving a careful exposition of Spanish-American literature by epocs, schools, and authors...