Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been 'Yon-Yonsoned' into a state of mind in which they are ready to vote for Al Smith as a person on whom the original-stock American looks down." Senator Shipstead, pet of the "Yon-Yonson" voters, appeared with the Nominee in St. Paul but did not commit himself. The report that he was "hurt" followed the Nominee's neglect to mention what the Senator had done to get a Federal barge service on Minnesota's end of the Mississippi River...
...Nebraska, Republican, leader of the progressives, vigorously and wholeheartedly indorsed Nominee Smith's stand on water power and farm relief. He scoffed at Nominee Hoover's farm remarks as "meaningless" and flayed the chubby man for his silence on the power trust. While Senator Norris did not commit himself to vote for Smith, he will take the stump for Democratic Senators Wheeler of Montana and Dill of Washington...
...last week rolling and pushing on their own gridirons, not venturing to play rivals. Some of the smaller colleges made use of a warm September afternoon for playing their first games with much cursing and lazy snorting but without the readiness, which will be produced by November temperatures, to commit murder or die for victory...
...treaty ratified are: 1) Some people object to solemn-speaking on the ground that the more solemn a thing is the more unreal it is; 2) Some people object on the ground that the more solemn a thing is the more binding it is-the more it may commit the U. S. to an international course beyond the present intent...
...summer people are outdoors, have free opportunity to quarrel; commit acts of violence. In winter living becomes difficult; people steal and commit other acts against property...