Word: commend
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...effort which is now being made by the Author's League to produce a change in the copyright laws is one which should commend itself to all who are interested in American letters. Under existing conditions, the copyright of a work is owned by the publisher, not the author. A delegation now in Washington is pleading before the House Patents Committee for a reversal of this situation. There is little doubt that the change would be a beneficial one, and ought to be made...
...curtain before the sanc of the temple was rent tuary was torn in two. in the midst. Then Jesus gave a loud And when Jesus had cry, and said, cried with a loud voice, "Father, I intrust my he said, Father, into thy Spirit to your hands!" hands I commend my With these words he spirit: and having said expired. thus, he gave up the ghost. Proverbs: 6: 9-11 How long will you How long wilt thou He, O sluggard? sleep, O sluggard? When will you rise When wilt thou arise from your sleep? out of thy sleep...
...commend your stand against further football competition for the present with the Army? Your point made against the loose eligibility rules now in force at West Point recalls my correspondence of some years ago with Mr. Lawrence Perry, a sports commentator notable for his impartiality and clear thinking. I stated to Mr. Perry that the Navy's stand on the eligibility question at the time of the Army-Navy break was better taken and far more sportsman like than West Point's; and that the latter's attitude was tantamount to saying "We will kick off from midfield; you, opponent...
...lords and members of the House of Commons ... in bidding you farewell, I earnestly commend you to the merciful protection and guidance of Almighty...
...only (but still the best) way of thanking you is to commend you to even greater faith in me. Man shall not live by faith alone but his pockets will be filled with money if he follows with zeal and gospel according to St. Huey...