Not unnaturally the Germans endeavored--though without success--to capitalize the situation by circulating among the Negroes insidious literature that sometimes made very strong points.
Capitalize State only when referring to one of the United States.
Capitalize city only when part of the corporate name, New York City, Washington City.
In personification it is usual to capitalize the personified words.
Capitalize the names of political parties; as, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Progressive Party, etc.
Capitalize the names of federal and state departments and bureaus, as Department of Agriculture, State Insurance Department, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Capitalize and quote the titles of books, plays, poems, songs, speeches, etc.
Capitalize only the distinguishing words if two or more names are connected, as the Wabash and Missouri Pacific railroad companies.
But do not capitalize proper names and derivatives whose original significance has been obscured by long and common usage.
But do notcapitalize these or similar words, or their derivatives, when used in a general sense, as republican form of government, democratic tendencies, socialistic views.
Capitalize sections of a state, as Upper Peninsula, Western Michigan, etc.
Capitalize such names as Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, Quadruple Entente, Allies (in the European war).
Do not capitalize former preceding a title, as former Senator Wilson.
If these gentlemen can acquire that mine, I think I wouldcapitalize for, say, about three millions.
The mineral industry is a field in which it is easy tocapitalize not only honest and skillful endeavor, but hopes, guesses, and greed.
Some organizers will decide to capitalizeat what is expected will be the value of the property after some time.
Other men will stick to the idea that it is the proper thing to capitalize for what the property will invoice at the time.
But what about the price at which tocapitalize a prospect?
That's what I capitalize my knowledge of pictures at," Weiller explained.
He often remarked if he could capitalize his brains he would pay an income tax of a million dollars; but that did not prevent him from being invariably short of ready money.
Do not capitalize the common noun if it follows the proper name.
Capitalize names of the Bible and other sacred books, of the versions of the Bible, and of the books and divisions of the Bible and other sacred books.
Lallapaloosa Limited' and capitalize it at a million dollars--one million shares at a dollar a share.
He was a good-looking Chink, smooth-faced, tall and supple; he knew very well how to capitalize his attractiveness.
Every effort was put forth to capitalize the spirit of rivalry in the interest of the men.
In every region where there is promise of unusual benefit by reason of the opening of the Panama Canal, an effort is being made to capitalize the advantages to be derived therefrom.
He states Professor Adams' plan as follows: Capitalize net earnings and add to the present value of the physical appraisal as found by Professor Cooley.
One method is to build an imposing plant, with powerful dynamos and with a multiplicity of electrical devices, and to capitalizefor an enormous sum an expensive plant in sight with millions in patents of very little value.
Instead of the alchemists we have the seekers after power, which costs nothing, and in the train of the honest inventor there are unscrupulous promoters ready to capitalize any remarkable new fact or discovery which attracts public attention.
It is a natural tendency of human nature to capitalize one's hopes and expectations too liberally.
But he has never been able to capitalize such personal advantages in his political relations.
Attempts tocapitalize the need of the world for private gain, or in common parlance, to "profiteer," were comparatively rare and were adequately punished by revocation of license or by forced sale of hoardings.
One way or another you'll capitalize that reputation.
I've suspected that Marrineal means to capitalize it eventually, though I don't know just how.
These fraudulent nut promoters capitalize the enthusiasm of people who want to get back to the land, just as porters at the hotelscapitalize the joy of a newly married couple.
Among other things, it required that Clemens should not only complete the machine, but promote it, capitalize it commercially.
When do youcapitalize generic terms for political divisions and when do you not?
We can capitalize on their wisdom by reading their books.
If he knows that one of the greatest tendencies of boys from ten to fourteen is to organize "gangs" for social and "political" purposes, he will very likely capitalize on this idea in building up a good strong class spirit.
The leading question aims to capitalize on what is already in the pupil's mind in getting him to go one step further to a conclusion we already have in mind.
Not only does adequate preparation enable a teacher to reach out and take hold of his pupils; it makes it possible for him to capitalize on the situations that are bound to arise in class discussion.
It is to fund and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund.
If civilization is to advance it must capitalize its intelligence; that is, educate up to the highest point of native ability.
Astute political leaders have not failed to capitalize the fighting instinct, and any social project will enlist the wider enthusiasm and the more energetic support if it is hailed as a battle or fight against somebody or something.
