First recorded in 1925–30
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In far from Basic English, Winston Churchill gave Basic another boost,* this time in the House of Commons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arthur Brisbane, journalism's Basic English eminence, then on the New York World, put Harriet to work as a columnist.
From Time Magazine Archive
No pidgin English, Basic can be used to express ideas, as Ogden proves by writing its 100-page system in Basic English.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its most eloquent sponsor asked that Basic English be spread worldwide by British propaganda, diplomatic and commercial agents.
From Time Magazine Archive
You say the letter accompanying the first deposit, the one in Basic English, was apparently taken away by Kettle-Belly Sam Bonney.
From Lone Star Planet by Piper, H. Beam
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