Word: accompli
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...Britain; but this pearl of ambassadors finally managed to smooth things over, and if not too well, he at least avoided a rupture of peaceful relations. . He was now free to start the greatest work of his life-the formation of the Entente Cordiale, which became a fait accompli in 1904. The signing of this convention was to a large extent his work, although, until better evidence is produced, the principal honor belongs to King Edward. None the less the role played by M. Cambon was of vital importance and just how much influence he exerted upon King Edward, with...
...representative, and effective. The members of the reorganized body will be more in touch with the student body, more in touch with each other, more interested in considering and more capable of suggesting measures, programs or reforms. Best of all, perhaps, this reorganization is decided. It is a "fait accompli". Something and a great deal, has been done...
...times when so vague and negative an announcement is news, and this is one of them, for the relations of the Vatican to Mussolini's Govern-ment have been secret and increasingly friendly, and Mussolini's friends have endeavored to capitalize the fact into a fait accompli which would end the 50-year-old scandal of Rome...
...whom have repeatedly stressed their disapproval of France's Ruhr policy. In an effort to mollify their opposition, it was reported that France was preparing to remove all the objectionable points in her policy in order to be in a position to confront those Allies with a fait accompli when No. 1 commission makes, what was considered, its inevitable demands for concessions...
...this should become a fait accompli, Yugo-Slavia will once again enjoy the support of the greatest of Slav nations. With Pan-Germanism dead and buried and Der Drang nach Osten but a blurred memory, Russia, and with Russia Pan-Slavism, will be able to play an unrestricted role in the Balkans. Premier Pashitch of Yugoslavia is probably more aware of this than any living man. His reason for wanting to recognize Russia, after having withheld that honor so long, is that Communism has been so modified that it will not present any grave danger to the Yugo-Slavian State...