Word: commandeering
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...itch to play politics overcame him again in 1924 and he ably commanded the Coolidge western campaign. In 1928 he looked around for another Presidential winner. He looked at General Dawes and looked away. He looked at Secretary Hoover, saw his popular appeal, pitied his political inexperience. Again he took command, this time of the Hoover preconvention campaign, doing a miraculous job of amalgamating the heterogeneous Hoover following. After the nomination, Mr. Hoover begged him to stay on as Western manager. Reluctantly he did. There was less begging, less reluctance, to get Mr. Good into the Hoover Cabinet...
When John Drew died in July 1927, the deanship of the U. S. stage passed from the Drawing Room to the Library. It might have gone into the Bed Room, but aging David Belasco had long since carried his pawkiness beyond the point where he could command respectful attention. Besides, vague though the title is, the Dean of the Stage should be an actor, if possible...
With true official taciturnity, the high command of the force has refused to divulge the slightest detail of the plan of attack to be followed. There is a rumor, however, from reliable sources, to the effect that a number of the most robust and courageous policemen are to be organized as a "bean blower squad." Whether this unit will take up an in trenched position that will command the Gibson Terrace sector, or whether it will depend on speed and mobility for defense, and patrol the region, is as yet a matter of conjecture. One thing, however, is certain...
...which was accomplished by the Y. M. C. A. Those who were in France during the period of this inquiry will recall that the investigation was thorough, and that there was at least no prejudice in favor of the "Y" on the part of the investigators. In every major command, officers and enlisted men were required to testify and their depositions are a part of the record...
...pity our children for unless they compel the recognition of their rights, . . . they will be borne down with added burdens of increased wealth in profiteers' hands to command and compound still greater interest, dividends and rent...