Word: instant
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...body. It develops speed with the arms and legs, teaches perfect balancing of the weight, sudden shifting of weight from one foot to the other and, above all, calls for alertness of the eye and mind second to no other sport. The eye becomes trained to notice an instant's opening in the other man's defense, the mind must instantly recognize the opportunity, direct the proper currents of muscular action to start the hands on their way to take advantage of that opening. There is eye, brain and muscle all in action at the same moment...
...songs in which Miss Alder sang, is both tuneful and substantial. "Dear Love, My Love" has a romantic touch. "But I'm Not in Love With You," aided by Mr. Meakins, scored another hit. As for the scenery, the arrangement and lighting effects of Act II produced instant applause from the audience at the rise of the curtain...
...more crucial instant than the present could be imagined, at which might come a national election. Almost every question upon which it is the duty of the Congress of the United States to pass, and the decision of which it is the prerogative of the president to execute, is under discussion. The determination of an American foreign policy, the revision of tariff regulations, the solution of labor problems, the extent to which the government shall control public utilities, the difficulty of adjusting the prices of necessaries to the requirements of the citizenry, all at one time are up for consideration...
...succeeding conditions. Small wonder that other nations became established in their conviction that we were a commercial and soulless people worshipping the dollar and given over wholly to the material! But then came the War, and the call to the idealism of the American people, and the instant response...
...scholarly words of Governor Coolidge, printed on another page, are note-worthy for their simplicity and moderation. The governor does not intend to settle the problem in an instant by any fanatical scheme. The economic soundness of his opinions and their freedom from unnecessary complication recommend them to the consideration of the many extravagant, theorizers who advocate loss practical solutions...