Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the France-Belgian treaty as a base, M. Hymans, Belgian Foreign Minister, suggests incorporation of England, making the alliance a three-cornered one. Behind the figure of M. Hymans stands the energizing force of France, eager, even anxious, to perpetuate the old Entente. Always jealous of foreign influence over Belgium. England has viewed the Franco-Belgian alliance with suspicion. Haunting memories of Louis XIV persist like Marley's ghost. Since the new head of the Foreign Office, Austen Chamberlain, is said to favor such a Triple Entente, the proposal is opportune, and naturally emanates from Belgium...
...infested with tigers. Tigers on the street, tigers in the Yard, tigers in furtive conference with Max Keezer, tigers in the bathroom, tigers sleeping in one's bed, tigers wanting to sleep in one's bed, "upstairs, downstairs, in my lady's chamber" everywhere tigers. There are tigers anxious, tigers confident, tigers nonchalant, tigers morose, tigers joyous, tigers hilarious tigers in every stage of preparation for the great climax...
...manifesto ends: "In conclusion, I [Stanley Baldwin] would appeal to you to help to secure for the country, in this difficult and anxious time, a strong and stable Government, based on an independent majority in Parliament, resolved to maintain the existing constitutional and economic liberties under which Britain has grown great and prosperous, and empowered to solve on practical and common-sense lines the urgent industrial and social problems of the day. ... I appeal, therefore, to all men and women who desire stable government to support the broad and national policy that I have outlined and to ensure the return...
Problem. For weeks Chancellor Marx tried to reorganize his Cabinet. As the price of obtaining Nationalist (Monarchist) support for the passage of the Experts' Plan legislation, the Chancellor had promised the Nationalists four seats in the Cabinet. He was, however, anxious to admit a certain number of Social Democrats (Socialists). But the Nationalists threw up their heads, planted their feet firmly on the ground, refused to collaborate with Socialists. At length, the Chancellor gave way. As a compromise between the Democrats (not Socialists), who were hostile to the Nationalists, he asked the latter to accept three instead of four seats...
...every means to allay Oriental distrust of America's naval ambitions, it is unfortunate that the chief executive should feel obliged to boast of a "naval rank, second to none". Japan's sensibilities, deeply outraged by the immigration insult, will store up the needless affront. Japanese pride, made anxious by the stabilization of naval ratios at 5-5-3, will not be allayed by this new demonstration, for it will not be perceived that it is but the act of an official. The Japanese newspapers will quote the President's letter and the accounts of the celebration, not the unfavorable...