Word: towards
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...destroyers and six submarines. Since that time world events have caused me growing concern. . . . The fact is that in the world as a whole many nations are not only continuing but are enlarging their armament programs. I have used every conceivable effort to stop this trend and to work toward a decrease of armaments. Facts, nevertheless, are facts. and the United States must recognize them. Will you, therefore, be good enough to inform the subcommittee on Naval Appropriations that after the next session of Congress has met, it is possible that I may send supplementary estimates for commencing construction...
...Englanders are often accused of aggressive provincialism, and few of them would go much out of their way to deny the charge. Usually they simply assume that it is a New Yorker who is trying to turn the conversation toward his own superior cosmopolitanism, and give the matter no further thought...
...Freshman B team is working hopefully toward what may prove to be a Metropolitan League Championship is its division. So far it has won four, tied three, and lost one match to the City Club. At 8 o'clock on Saturday the team faces the City Club in what will probably be the deciding match of the competition...
Meanwhile the Student Board requested Norris to arbitrate as the only just means of settling the dispute and the Spectator challenged the university's sincerity toward those it employed...
...very small urchin stuck his face around the huge corner of the Widener Library steps. Cars were splashing away in the streets, but inside the Yard traffic consisted only of a few preoccupied pedestrians. The boy surveyed the situation for several minutes, then walked in an absolutely straight line toward a pile of snow in front of the Library. As he bent over to break the crust of ice, he didn't look much higher than the first step. Gradually, bit by bit he succeeded in molding the uncooperative snow into a large ball. Suddenly straightening up, he hurled...