Word: zeal
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Crane bought the bells at the persuasion of Thomas Whittemore, a romantic figure who had been active in the Russian Relief during World War I. Whittemore was interested in rescuing at least one of the characteristic Russian peals from the anti-religious zeal of the Communist regime...
...Vellucci smile, but by having fewer cars, more space, or both. The University has traditionally attacked the car side of the problem--sending discouraging circulars to Freshman car owners and by enforcing Cambridge regulations which forbid overnight parking. But the University not only enforces the Cambridge regulations with zeal matching the Cambridge police department's; it also gives higher fines, probation for continued violations, and more tickets more often. This may discourage College car owners, but violates the idea that students should be treated equally with Cambridge residents. The University may well be correct that City fines...
...Vatican recently congratulated him for putting "your science and your zeal at the service of the Catholic cause." In 1949 Pope Pius XII made him a Commander in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great (he promoted him to the order's Grand Croix last fortnight), and frequently sends him a fan letter...
...scene inquiry. Congressmen cried for an investigation into the basic training methods that have made the U.S. Marine Corps an elite. And. attended by Marine honor guards, off to home cities went flag-draped coffins bearing the bodies of the six men that Drill Instructor McKeon's zeal and stupidity had left in the water of Ribbon Creek...
...unsuitable executives, trained seals, special features and the syndicated columns that were then coming into vogue. (To this day the Post runs 15 syndicated columns, from Walter Lippmann to Walter Winchell, more than any other U.S. paper, plus no fewer than 35 daily comic strips.) Once, during his purchasing zeal, Meyer noticed general gloom over the standing of the Washington Senators baseball team. He called in Sports Columnist Shirley Povich and asked what was wrong. "It's their pitching," said Povich. Asked Meyer: "Can we buy a pitcher? How much do they cost...