Word: uproars
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...feet on a rolltop desk in his law office. "Anything I might say could do nobody any good," he said. "All it would do would be just to bring ridicule upon me. If I were to say that Prohibition had been a mistake, there would be an awful uproar...
...kindness in flattering a wrong cause. I want your criticism as well as your support. It is the best kind of backing and the only request I make is that you be prompt about it. " With almost embarrassing promptness, Editor Pew's speech was followed by an uproar in Washington which answered the President's question. Regular attendants at General Johnson's NRA press conferences have been the editors of two of Washington's "confidential news letters" Willard Monroe Kiplinger whose Washington Letter is circulated privately to business executives, and James True, who gets...
...second half of that inning was a half-hour uproar. Critz was on first with one out when Bill Terry lashed a two-bagger into left field, putting Critz on third. Crowder prudently gave Ott a base on balls, to the noisy disgust of the bleachers. Then to the plate shambled a tall, stooped figure-"Lefty" O'Doul. An oldtime hero of the Pacific Coast League, in 1932 O'Doul was No. i batsman of the National League, but a 1933 slump had put him on the bench, to be brought forth only in a pinch like this...
...nasty position into which the Nazis have pitched themselves becomes apparent. Three courses are open, none of them inviting. The first is to disregard the overwhelming evidence for the defense, and convict the Communists, or at least Torgler, who is the only German of the accused. But the uproar which would follow this decision would make of it a second Sacco-Vanzetti case. In his statements Torgler has not only cleared himself but displayed remarkable courage, sincerity, and intelligence. The second choice is acquittal. But the implication of this is to divert the charge from the Communists to--whom...
...Donahue selection caused a Massachusetts uproar. Depositors, fearful lest they lose by the receiver's lack of training, considered formally protesting his appointment. Haverhill's Democratic City Committee increased its political flavor by warmly endorsing it. Appeals to the State's Democratic bosses-Senator Walsh and Governor Ely-were met with the retort that it was impossible to interfere with the President...