Word: importence
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...strokes of Big Ben in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament rang in the New Year, two laws of far reaching import became operative in England...
...working in his favor. Ever since 1898 the consumption of food products in the U. S. has been increasing much more rapidly than the production of foodstuffs. Only last week the Department of Agriculture made public a study confirming this fact. Of sugar, fruits, nuts and vegetables we import more than we export. We still export more grain, grain products, and animal products than we import, but the net exportation of animal products has fallen off 41% in 25 years or so, and grain and grain products have fallen off 22% in approximately the same period. On the other hand...
...cleared his throat. A wag cried, "Now for the 'cello soloist!" referring to the Premier's deep and resonant voice. Gravely, as though burdened by the import of his words, M. Briand spoke: "Never has a government under my leadership found itself facing such redoubtable circumstances. . . . The Chamber has in its hands the destiny of the Nation. ... To demand such inflation and such taxation as is now necessary is to put a great responsibility upon you. . . . But I honor my countrymen in thinking that they will thank you, their representatives, if you save the country in this perilous...
Perhaps no other phenomenon of the post-war college generation is of greater import than this disappearance of undergraduate concern in matters of politics, government, economics, and social justice. A decade ago the philosophy of liberalism possessed a powerful appeal to college men; even radicals like Scott Nearing and William Z. Foster had their adherents by the thousand. But the post-war period has thrown these ideals into the discard, and students now have turned to other fields of thought. If the students of today are the leaders of tomorrow, as so often is alleged, then these facts augur poorly...
...Rome there had been farewells pregnant with import and seasoned with emotion. Count Volpi was closeted secretly with Benito Mussolini just before his departure. And the whole Cabinet except Mussolini, assembled at the station to see him off. There was kissing. There were cries of "Viva Volpi! Viva Italia...