Word: toto
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...among God-fearing Texans, should refer to mankind's "development" and other phases of the ape-to-man theory should be toned down, by deletion or other euphemisms. Thus, 28 pages of a biology text by Truman Moon of Littletown (N. Y.) High School were deleted in toto, and to save argument Author Moon was not even consulted about it. Statements like, "Evolution is a slow and gradual process," and "It must be remembered that the upright position of man is an acquired position," were simply left out. Upright Texas believers may now trust their children abroad...
...reply in toto was as follows...
...Daily News, printed a false despatch about some fictitiously sad distress in Serbia and ran in some supposedly Serbian words, "Er us siht la Etsll iws nel lum cmeht," as meaning, "The municipality cannot aid." The Post and Mail, owned by the McMullen brothers, promptly stole the story in toto, were chagrined to have all Chicago told that the "Serbian" phrase was the printing in reverse of, "The McMullens will steal this sure...
...money destined for a Court fete was expended in toto to relieve the widespread misery caused by the recent disastrous floods (TIME, Jan. 11, INTERNATIONAL). The Queen's almost fanatically devoted subjects were roused from their usual respectful but undemonstrative attitude. Whenever Queen Wilhelmina rode out last week she was greeted by deep-throated yet melodious* cheers...
Article X (in toto) : "The present treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be deposited at Geneva in the archives of the League of Nations as soon as possible. It shall enter into force as soon as all the ratifications have been deposited and Germany has become a member of the League of Nations. The present treaty, done in a single copy, will be deposited in the archives of the League of Nations, and the Secretary General will be requested to transmit certified copies to each of the high contracting parties...