Word: accept
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...several racks of coats knocked over and one of the smaller clerks was also knocked down. They immediately began to ask for the $58.75 coats at $8.94. Clerks pointed to signs explaining the mistake, but the women, particularly the group which had shoved me in, refused to accept any explanation. Their leader even went so far as to mount a chair and begin a speech using such expressions as "Don't let them get away with it," and "I never got such treatment in Gimbels." Of course this didn't last long because Macy employes soon outnumbered...
...first "lame ducks" to be received by the President after the election was Henry Justin Allen, Senator-reject from Kansas. Citizen Allen emerged from the White House loudly denying that he was looking for or would accept any Federal lame-duck roost...
...their statesmen are advancing toward Disarmament and Peace. Said a spokes man for Count von Bernstorff: "Better a failure and the knowledge of where we stand than this endless prolongation of discussion!" Without daring to propose anything so radical in open meeting, the German dele gation hinted readiness to accept the following proposal : Let every nation in the world agree to limit its artillery to one battery per 1,000,000 citizens. Quickly it became apparent that not even in the single category of artillery are the nations ready even for limitation, much less for disarmament...
...thick skin is even more valuable. A profession such as this which is tainted by the tactics of its less honorable members requires a certain imperviousness to misconceptions and in-appreciation. To be enrolled in any of the political parties makes strange bedfellows, whom the aspiring young candidate must accept or give the appearance of accepting, without reserve...
...inability to capitalize when scoring chances were near again cost the Harvard eleven victory on Saturday, and gave the Crimson instead its third defeat of the year in a major game. Ruling the game for the greater part, Harvard was forced to accept defeat when missed scoring chances coupled with a sweeping touchdown drive by an incensed Michigan team brought the Wolverines a 6 to 3 victory...