Word: wide
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...France as "a means of maneuver," had stimulated an artificial fall by false quotations. He said that "bear" gamblers had fallen into the trap and that the franc was persecuted on exchange in London, New York, Amsterdam, Vienna, Milan. In time the movement was reflected in Paris, by wide dumping of National Defense Bonds and "short" selling by importers to protect themselves from the falling exchange...
...Senate Finance Committee, jealous of the grant of such wide powers, inserted the six words into the bill. Their effect would have been to nullify the bill and Poincare refused to accept them...
With spring officially beginning today, well dressed men throughout the college begin to give thought to the restocking of their wardrobes. Inquiries made yesterday at Fridolin's, August's and the Coop revealed the fact that loose-flowing coats and top-coats after English models, wide trousers, and flat-brimmed gray hates will be the outstanding features of spring wear...
...distinct failures of American democracy and of civilization in general. Out of a vast supply of evidence and practical proof, Mr. Wiggam has selected the material to make out a surprising case against the present trends in human development. With unusual clarity he is able to bring in his wide knowledge of biology and psychology to aid in proving his accusations...
...composers, and a member of the National Institute of of Arts and Letters. Mr. Whiting is unusually well-equipped to engage the attention and win the appreciation of his audiences; and he has succeeded regularly in accomplishing both of these feats--playing himself and drawing for accompaniment upon a wide variety of additional talent...