Brookings

[ broo k-ingz ]

/ ˈbrʊk ɪŋz /

Robert Som·ers

[suhm-erz] /ˈsʌm ərz/,1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.

a city in E South Dakota.

Example sentences from the Web for brookings

William Galston, a senior fellow at Brookings, takes a different view because of the players that will lead the tax-reform effort.

Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground? |Eleanor Clift |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Revenue is generated from the sale of crude oil, according to Luay al-Khatteeb, an energy expert at the Brookings Doha Center.

How to Cut Off ISIS Terror Tycoons |Jamie Dettmer |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Elaine Kamarck, a fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, wondered if their jobs pose a conflict of interest.

D.C.'s Lesbian Power Wedding |Eleanor Clift |September 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ryan grinned, “Thanks for saying ‘we,’ especially coming from Brookings.”

Paul Ryan’s Plan: Rebooting Compassionate Conservatism |Eleanor Clift |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Ron Haskins from Brookings paid Ryan the ultimate compliment, calling his proposal “worthy of a think tank.”

Paul Ryan’s Plan: Rebooting Compassionate Conservatism |Eleanor Clift |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At four o'clock Brookings was ushered into the private office of the master criminal, who was plainly ill at ease.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
No, Brookings, a raid in force is the only sure and safe way.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
These trees have proved perfectly hardy at Brookings and have never suffered from blight.

Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 |Various
Brookings took out his own telephone and held it to his ear.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
Mr. Brookings was later placed in charge of price fixing and Judge Parker in charge of priorities.

Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII |Various