Word: vehemently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have been interested in reading the letters exchanged through your pages by vehement supporters of Ohio and West Virginia. In the interest of fair play, although an Ohioan I wish to take exception to the letter of George Zweiger (TIME, Feb. 28) in which he referred to West Virginia as "Ohio's coal bin." While a good Ohioan, still I perceive many of our state's shortcomings. We do everything fairly well but nothing exceptionally well. For instance, statistics show that there are more colleges of learning in Ohio than in any state of the Union...
...Fosdick heard from another of his chronically vehement critics last week-Dr. Clarence E. N. Macartney of Philadelphia, one-time (1924-25) moderator of the Presbyterian Church, all time a Fundamentalist, although a less strident one than Dr. Straton. Dr. Macartney announced that he was resigning his pastorate of Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, to become pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. Concerning Protestant confessional he said: "Dr. Fosdick, as usual, is about five centuries behind the times...
...liked to own that she laced tightly, or that she wore a 'board,' as it was a tacit admission that her figure could not bear unaided the test of the Empire dress; consequently, brother's remarks would be received by his young friends with an injure! air, and a vehement protest against such a false accusation. Brother would then test their truth by dropping his handkerchief and requesting them to pick it up; if they wore a 'board' stooping would be impossible, or, at all events, very difficult. The ordeal would cover them with confusion, when the philosopher...
...speaker, forthright, vehement, was not the President of Mexico, Plutarcho Elias Calles. He was instead the Chairman of the U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator William Edgar Borah. He was commenting on the release to the press last week of an exchange of notes between the U. S. and Mexico. He concluded: "There is a difference of view between the two Governments as to the effect of Mexico's Constitution and laws upon property of Americans. . . . Undoubtedly emphatic language has been used. . . . But I do not find in the notes any threat, any ultimatum. ... I do not think...
Justice McKenna usually armed himself on the bench with a magnificent, reticent dignity, but in times of argument he rose like an angry emperor slashing controversy with vehement logic, scorching opponents with Voltairian sarcasm. Off the bench he was as genial as an Irish sergeant...