Word: expressions
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Chase National Bank and American Express Co., July...
...Madison Square Garden, Dynamite Jimmy McLarnin lashed his famous right, his jolting left against the long scarred face of Billy Petrolle, called by admirers "The Fargo Express" because he came from Fargo, N. Dak. It was a set-up for McLarnin, wagerers figured-the best welterweight in the U. S. against a washed-up lightweight. One minute of the first round had passed and McLarnin was landing punches as expected when suddenly Petrolle hit him with a terrific right-hand swing, opened a gash under his left eye. Through the rest of that round, and all succeeding ones, Petrolle chased...
...glad, Mr. President, that you referred to the fact-that the declarations made by the British sovereign and statesmen "from time to time" have been "plain. ..." I must emphasize that India now expects the translation and fulfillment of these declarations into action! ... I must express my pleasure at the presence of the Dominion Prime Ministers. . . . They are here to witness the birth of a new Dominion of India...
...Paternalism in a university is least excusable when it tries to prevent the expression of undergraduate ideas and opinions. Such control from above is most powerful at certain state universities in the west such as California, where, in the present case, the student editor was unfortunate enough to express opinions differing from those of his superiors...
...that policy of the Lowell regime with regard to publicity has been ill-advised and unsuccessful is to express a platitude. And to expect that any true reform has been effected would be over optimistic. But the present case at least indicates that publicity is not being consistently ignored like a thing unclean as has been so often the case in the past...