Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...long after her appearance in Spain, she had, perforce, to sit in the royal box in the great bullfighting arena at Madrid. Pale and sick at heart, she watched the bull charge into the ring, watched the matadors and the toreadors approach. That much the Spanish people could force her to do, but they could not make her keep her eyes open; and throughout the whole nauseating, raucous performance, her eyes avoided the cruel slaughter...
Political Results. The President's decision is sure to arouse Democratic criticism, which should rise in crescendo as the Congressional elections next year approach-especially if the retail price of sugar should increase...
...long ago, the King was reminded of the approach of his silver jubilee. On what day would he hold an official celebration? Certainly not on the anniversary of the death of his illustrious father. Not on August 9, for it is then too hot in Rome. But perhaps he would care to have it celebrated on May 24, the day upon which Italy entered the War? No, the Soldier-King, as the Italians call him, would not hold his jubilee on that day. He recalled that June 7 was Constitution Day, commanded that, on that day, would be celebrated...
...regarded by a Being infinite in knowledge, in love and in sympathy with all sentient creatures that now are, or hereafter will be, living upon the earth. No doubt we shall still be in error, because we are finite, severely limited in mind and heart, but the nearest approach we can make to the pure white light of truth is to raise our thoughts as closely as we are able to those of the Infinite and Eternal
There is also a bright side to the picture. With the trio of aces, Watters, Haggerty, and Tibbetts, Harvard ought to win first in the half-mile and two-mile. Yale has no men who can approach the previous performances of these three. It is not unlikely that the dual meet records in these events will fall. Captain Dunker in the shotput and Berglund in the hammer will each add five more points to the team's score...