Word: advent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...deference of the incumbency until a man worthy of it may be named goes toward the creation of a precedent that will be permanent in its standard of excellence. In such light must this year's vacancy be regarded. And the advent next fall of Professor Garrod, editor of the Oxford Book of Latin Verse, must fully compensate to those who still remain to hear, for the present want...
...thank TIME very sincerely for its courtesy in reviewing the advent of The Rural Digest, and compliment it upon this display of "pulling power...
...those who look askance at newspaper "trusts," who deplore the passing of the individual owner, who do not like to see the advent of the 24-hour newspaper (morning and evening editions), he is first complacent: "In those cities in which I own either all of the newspapers or the only newspaper, the reading public and the advertisers are satisfied that this single ownership has not worked ... to the detriment of the community...
...such sentimentalists as mourn the end of wars fought by men and strategy and view with disfavor the advent of chemical gas, motorized armies, and entrenched nations, Jackson must always be a favorite hero...
...actors and prizefighters amaze. At Cambridge he devours the knowledge which a cultured French friend sorts out for him. When his French friend dies, Jâli mourns him deeply, but ruminates upon the curious Western distaste for death. The East, having learned the desirability of death, celebrates its advent with garish ceremony. In the course of much contemplation, Jâli suddenly notices his circumstantial similarity to Buddha, believes himself the new Buddha, visions "saving" the West. He shaves his head, exchanges "garments by Poole" for a beggar's garb, and tosses his riches away. London...