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Word: actions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...which a jewel has disappeared and the lights are extinguished for the thief to return it undiscovered if he so desires. The only chance of failure for such a plan is that the treasure will not be returned intact, and unless various guilty consciences are stimulated to more violent action it is to be feared that the crusading Senator will have to postpone his dramatic renunciation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MISSING PROPERTY | 3/17/1928 | See Source »

Immediate action is necessary by members of the Senior Class in putting their applications in and having their measurements taken at the Harvard Cooperative Society, it was announced yesterday by Hamilton Heard '28, chairman on the Class Day Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SENIORS URGED TO MEASURE FOR CAPS AND GOWNS NOW | 3/14/1928 | See Source »

...further add, that there have been no changes whatsoever in the personnel of the "Froth" staff, as a result of action aroused by the mentioned issue. Favorable comments, except in the case of a few, were dominant, and the issue as a whole was considered a great success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 12, 1928 | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

...Lobbying as defined and understood in this act shall consist of any effort to influence the action of Congress upon any matter coming before it, whether . . . by distributing literature, appearing before committee . . . or seeking to interview individual members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: The Senate Week Mar. 12, 1928 | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

...marry the man she loved until she had tried living with him, and who then, through the machinations of a reedy villain, goes to jail for a shooting instead of to church for a wedding. Sadder and less idiotic, she gets out in time for the last act. The action of the play is ample but is gathered after too many innings of intense conversation. Phyllis Poyah acts it well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Mar. 12, 1928 | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

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