Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...customary bluntness, said that the base could be aimed at only one country?Japan. Although the United States is a great naval power in the Pacific, it could not be supposed for a moment that the Singapore preparations were against that country. He thought it would be better to admit that there was a possibility of war, however remote, with Japan. Even so, "was the expenditure at Singapore really necessary ?" He then made some critical remarks on the naval base and its relation to the Washington Naval Agreements...
...Government was forced to accept the view of Senator Guilloteaux before it could obtain ratification: "So far as the Senate is concerned, we will not admit that the limitation on capital ships shall be imposed upon the auxiliary fleet, and we consider the Washington Treaty only temporary, to be extended only by tacit mutual consent. Moreover, we will not permit our country to be deprived, in any circumstances, of submarines, which are indispensable to our defense...
...future of the movies would not be to eliminate practically all movie actors and actresses over the age of ten. A delightful, natural and interesting film, that could teach some of Baby Peggy's older associates a good deal more about acting than they would be ever willing to admit...
...thousand passes had been issued to visitors. Until 9:45 A. M. the decks were black with people. By then five thousand visitors had been aboard. Then the gray-uniformed attendants refused to admit any more and the stewards gradually cleared the decks of all but passengers...
...been avidly bought up by Americans, but will probably not be allowed to leave the country. Some French critics, however, say that France has only herself to blame for her low estimate of precious Corots, Daumiers, Cezannes, and for her poor care of her art treasures. In America, they admit, these objects are at least protected against vandalism in museums...