Word: trop
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Amis! That our party may grow to dominate all others, we must establish a Socialist daily newspaper. . . . Trop cher? No, it will not come too dear! . . . We must find only two million francs [$660,000]. . . . Tiens! Let each Socialist deprive himself of but ten hors d'oeuvres during the coming year. . . . With the price of these 'appetizers' we will finance our paper...
...Story: "The French had formed a huge Cabinet of concentration. M. Briand was Prime Minister, but the Cabinet contained men of great age. M. Clemenceau, then approaching eighty years, was not included. It was said that when asked the reason for his exclusion, he had replied, Me suis trop jeune' (I am too young...
...status of uicotine, and discourse as light-heartedly, or as earnestly, upon it as upon the old. Another Ben may be jailed. And the value of silver ltuings proven true when, in order to instill nourishment into the o'er-watched student, her ladyship is no longer considered "de trop" in the examination room...
...spring is as uncertain as the comings-out of Lampy and no arbitrary date can be set in advance for the first appearance of "boaters". Man's conventions are unaccountable; a straw hat in a sea of felts, though the day be 90 in the shade, seems a de trop us that full dress suit at the informal dinner which tortures the gentleman in the etiquette advertisements. Here in Cambridge disregard for conventional toggery is reputed more conventional that convention itself. And some brave straws have already appeared; in fact, "the President has pointed the way with his Panama...
...national A. A. U. all-round champion. Lourie has specialized in the sprints and the broad-jump at Princeton and may be called upon to run in the high hurdles, as he performed brilliantly in this event at Exeter. North is also entered in the high jump with Trop and Brumder, both of whom have done about six feet. Lourie, Gray and McKim will all compete in the broad jump. Lourie has been credited with 23 feet and is considered to be one of the best broad-jumpers in Eastern colleges...