Word: adopter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...moved this resolution: "On assuming office, with or without power, definite Socialist legislation must immediately be promulgated by the next Labor Government and the party shall stand or fall in the House of Commons on the principles in which it has faith." "You will tie your hands if you adopt that!" cried Leader Henderson. Hoarse throats shut him up with shouts of "we want to tie your hands!" By a rising vote of acclaim Sir Charles Trevelyan's motion became law unto Laborites. He fired a powder train of resolutions in which the Congress voted last week...
...particular instance it is more than likely that the Department of Labor will wink a kindly eye at cases involving the conscientious foreign student worker, while the regulation will remain to check the cases of unmitigated student visa violations. If the Brooks House message influences the Washington officials to adopt such a liberal interpretation, the time and effort that have been put into it will be well repaid...
...adopt a laissez-faire attitude in the question, and to withhold support of the League is to provide the muddy streams of graft with further substance. Already the League has organized itself in good shape under responsible leadership; economy itself is a non-partisan issue. In supporting the League students will be give further strength to a sound movement that merits their cooperation...
...season to five games with traditional rivals only, confined all training tables to the College dining halls, and barred all pre-season practice. According to Mr. Farmer, the board of athletic control only discussed the project when it was submitted, and decided that as they were not willing to adopt all of the recommendations, they would vote merely to receive the report only as a guide for the future. The corporation also accepted the report, but did not vote its adoption. Assurance was given, moreover, that the authorities in favor of the reforms will not attempt to force changes into...
Aged Threat. Only one pacific voice was raised in Nippon last week, that of ancient Count Koken Tanaka, former Minister of the Imperial Household who suddenly emerged from retirement and announced that unless the present Government did not immediately adopt measures to allay unemployment and save poor Japanese citizens from starvation, he would cut open his 90-year-old belly in protest to the Emperor's Ear, Elder Statesman Prince Kimmochi Saonji...