Word: give
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...there may be less crude ways in which we can expand. Perhaps we can set up spheres of influence here and there which give us some of the results of power without all the responsibilities of ownership and government...
Lloyd B. Carswell, general manager of the Copley-Plaza, asserted, that a crack Crimson eleven is a "big boost to the hotel business" and that the Copley would give players an edge over other job applicants...
Chauncey Depew Steele, Jr., manager of the Hotel Continental, and Charles O. Foss, assistant manager of the Vendome, both said they would give "special consideration" to football men, but they, too, regretted they had but a small number of positions to offer...
...probably won't rake up a Ford Convertible or 1000 shares of AT&T to decorate the Christmas tree, but can hardly go wrong if you present long-playing records--especially "I Can Hear It Now," which heads the list of what to give to parents, followed by an LP record player. Then again, there are few men who can face a bottle of Scotch without a twinge of Christmas spirit. Another good idea is a silver flask to accompany the above...
Today, a week and a half in advance of the Yuletide season, the Social Services Committees of Phillips Brooks House is already making plans to give a Christmas to scores of local youngsters who haven't much reason to believe in a Santa Claus...