Word: comprehend
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that he had put through a bill for their relief only to have it killed by a coldhearted, opinionated Republican President. President Hoover, on the other hand, would go before the country as the implacable defender of the people against a disaster inherent in Democratic doctrine. Some citizens might comprehend the economic facts but in a rough & tumble campaign, facts usually carry less weight than impressions. As a matter of practical politics President Hoover had the facts, Speaker Garner the impressions...
...orderly living. Within these walls fresh affirmation is given of the ways and means by which alone that Peace can be secured. . . . Here, we are seeking to understand through symbol, praise and sacrament, the paths that shall lead us ultimately to those serener heights where we shall know and comprehend God's larger plan for the peace and happiness of His children. . . . In no place other than here in the capital of the nation has such a Temple of Peace a more appropriate setting...
...curious situation, one not easy to comprehend at this distance. However, a moral can perhaps be drawn from it. Local residents, theatre proprietors, and administration officials might give heed to the ways of other colleges and be thankful that the sons of the Cardinal are relatively restrained in their search for excitement. The annual fresh pajamarino with its inevitable wind-up at the Play show houses appears rather innocuous beside the recurring affrays at Harvard. Stanford Daily...
Those who have enjoyed the quickening effect of tutorial instruction as administered by Ralph Monroe Eaton are able to comprehend the intentions of the founders of the House Plan. The large company of students who are indebted to him bear testimony to the excellence of a system which fosters such instruction as he gave...
...educational principles were few but sound. A graduate school should place its emphasis on securing the finest possible brains for its faculty and student body: buildings and facilities should be secondary. An atmosphere of serious love of study should characterize the surroundings. Finally, men should be taught to comprehend broad, general principles, and not be crammed with technical routine...