Word: unfair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...three-quarters and three miles per hour instead of at a single figure shows this to be a clumsy estimate. Moreover to measure walking speed on Broadway and Fifth Avenue where unusual sights strike the eye not only from every side but from above and below is obviously unfair. The case for the New York subways can be proved without argument, by merely pointing to a glorious past of accidents. Indeed no more than three or four weeks ago one train, by its speed, created a short circuit and an ensuing riot of three thousand; while but a short time...
While the law recognizes the value of a good reputation, and protects every man from libel, slander or unfair competition involving the use of a trade-name, it does not allow any man such an unqualified jurisdiction over his own name as Mr. Gump seems to believe. There is, for instance, nothing to prevent any scoundrel from changing his name to Andy Gump, with or without court sanction, and casting his new name into disrepute. And there is no reason why an author or playwright cannot use any name he wishes, if he does not undertake such uses with...
...English are inclined to admit the legal right of the United States to act in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court, at the same time protesting such action as unfair and discourteous. The French are more inclined to regard our action as an infraction of international...
...chiefly a legal question which must be settled before American recognition is accorded: By Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution, the Mexican government was given all the subsoil of Mexico, including oil, minerals, etc. This was manifestly unfair to foreigners who had previously acquired rights to subsoil properties. Obregon has said that he would recognize these rights obtained by American investors before the Constitution went into effect. But Secretary Hughes does not trust his word. He wants the promise written down- preferably into a " treaty of commerce and amity...
...doesn't say whether the " considerable prominence " is in favor of the ruling or against it. That seems to TIME to be unfair and a deliberate mispresentation of fact...