Word: esteem
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...President-elect. But there is, happily no indication that he has been swept from his moorings to modesty. The habits of a lifetime tether him to this valuable quality, and it is clear he would prefer to slip in among his colleagues with no brass band blaring. But the esteem in which he is held on both sides of the chamber is scarcely to be denied. Even though there is no formal ceremony, his committee room is not likely to be vacant...
...personal admiration any less strong than the sense of the honor accorded, the University by the General's visit. The short, significant words, "They shall not pass," gained for him the esteem of civilized peoples the world over, and raised him to the ranks of the heroes. As a hero will he be received today...
...simian impulse to make trouble, to substitute hatred and ill-feeling for common interest, cooperation and mutual esteem between the two great English-speaking nations, reacts not against Britain, British dominions or British interests, but against the United States itself, whose authority is flouted and whose reputation for the maintenance of the common decencies of national conduct are thus set at naught. The truth of this must inevitably dawn upon our neighbors sooner-or later. From the Montreal Star...
...same time it is noticeable that the Irish cause has not been very much raised in the public esteem by the events of the last few months. The stories of cattle-running outrage, and murder in Ireland may not all be true some of them, as the Irish leaders claim, may have been inspired by sources hostile to Ireland's freedom. But it is an ancient proverb that where there is such a prodigious cloud of smoke, there is sure to be a certain amount of fire. The reports from Ireland do not seem to indicate that the Irish people...
...factor in all their teams. They played and rowed with a smile, and they lost fighting hard, but still with a hearty congratulation and a promise for next year. Their stay here taught us an appreciation of Harvard and Harvard men and they left here with the highest esteem of the entire regiment. Not once did they question any decision of the officials; such a difference from Saturday...