Word: token
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Being a Christian, Lord Elgin found himself obstructed at every turn. His artist companions were forbidden approach to the ruins, let alone entrance. Later Great Britain's arms prevailed over France, and Egypt (hitherto under French dominion) was dealt to Turkey. So enthusiastic waxed the Ottomans over this token of good will, that Lord Elgin was told to go ahead and make all the drawings, paintings, investigations he liked and to take away with him any stones that appeared to be of interest...
...demonstrate that good instruction is appreciated and that a year of talking to impassive faces has not been a barren year is not unwelcome. As in a theatre, the noise of an applauding audience means nothing in itself and occasionally disturbs, but nevertheless it is received as a token of estimation: these concluding ceremonies, unlike many other undergraduate vociferation, have their place...
Undoubtedly in many of these cases the Deans will hand back the reports with a smile, and proceed to settle the questions in hand just as if there were no such thing as Student Advisors. By the same token, many of the Advisors themselves will have had to report on Freshmen whom they have seen only once, whom they have found uncommunicative, whom they know exceedingly little about. These reports will of course be of little practical value...
...Sixty plump matrons of Pastor M. B. Lord's Kensington Methodist Church at Berlin, Conn., measured out the substantial token of their esteem for him." (TIME...
Last week's Christian Century reported the novel method by which 60 plump matrons of Pastor M. B. Lord's Kensington Methodist Church at Berlin, Conn., measured out the substantial token of their esteem for him. 'Midst much giggling and chaffing they passed tape measures about one another's waists. Total was 4,114 inches, an average of 68.5666 inches per matron. Unabashed, they gathered together a cent for each girth-inch; gave the $41.14 to their parson...