Word: attested
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...field of the decorative arts, too often neglected, the material is distinguished. Both the ceramics and the textiles of Raoul Dufy deserve special notice. The ingenious miniature reproductions in pottery of the Moorish Gardens at Granada, and the lively designs of his fabrics, attest to the versatility of this talented artist. Brilliant workmanship marks a great variety of objects on display, such as cigarette cases, book-covers, silver, jewelry and glassware...
...about his party's future. In the same breath with which he condemned Mr. Raskob, he hailed the man to whom Governor Smith's, political potency had obviously passed. Said he: "The tremendous vote given Franklin D. Roosevelt by the citizens of the Empire State [for Governor] attest the esteem in which he is held by the people of the State and mark for him a continuous and growing place among the leaders of thought in national affairs...
...immobility. Slowly the slender, spectacled Tenno paced up the steps of the Takamikura and sat down in his black lacquer chair. Pompously the Lord Chamberlain placed upon stands adjoining the Throne, the sacred Sword and Jewel, emblems and relics of the Sun Goddess, which, together with the Divine Mirror, attest the utter sanctity of the enthronement. Then a plain wooden baton was presented to the Tenno - "The Scepter...
There is as much truth in these figures as there is in Mary Baker Patterson Eddy's statement in the year 1883 that "A million people acknowledge and attest the blessings of this mental system of treating diseases." According to the census of 1910 there were 85,717 Christian Scientists in the United States, but, as half of the members of the Boston (Mother) Church were counted also as members of their local churches the actual total was not more than 65,000. Likewise, the present alleged total should be revised down to about...
...SOLDIERS!" the proclamation began?a classic opening, and one much used by the late Napoleon Bonaparte. A shrewd opening, too, for it would attest that the boy-king's first thought was for his army. Excellent! Now presses were humming. Soon the first state paper of King Michael was eagerly read...