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Word: foresightedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Inspiration of Clisson et Eugénie was Napoleon's love affair with Désirée Clary, who later married his Marshal, Bernadotte, and became Queen of Sweden. A self-portrait opens the amazingly foresighted story: "Clisson was born for war. . . . He was meditating on the principles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Frustrated Novelist | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

Cinema cycles usually begin when some foresighted or lucky producer scores a bull's-eye with a shot in the dark. They usually last until there is no room left on the target. Last week there was a volley of shots-in-the-dark when three major moviemakers simultaneously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: African Trio | 8/14/1939 | See Source »

Sportsmen and municipal officials set up such a howl that papermaking States have threatened to crack down on the dumping. Some foresighted paper-mill operators had hired chemists to see whether the waste liquor could be turned to profit. One of the leaders in that move was cagey Marathon Paper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Ex-Nuisance | 7/31/1939 | See Source »

This man is Most Rev. Bernard James Sheil, Senior Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, right bower to firm old Cardinal Mundelein. Bishop Sheil is a short, electric character who speaks staccato brogue. Shrewd, kindly, foresighted, he founded the first Catholic Youth Organization in 1930, which has now been accepted as the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Meat, and a Bishop | 7/24/1939 | See Source »

When the conclave of 1922 gathered, there was almost no ready cash in the Vatican. Foresighted Pius XI reserved a fund for the next conclave, and last week the three Cardinals in charge had a reported $100,000 for its expenses. These were bound to be large. Seldom has the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Most Eminent Princes | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

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