Word: armed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...guarded report to the House of Commons on his Washington excursion produced vociferous dissatisfaction. He had failed to bring back a hard & fast plan for cutting War debts: that was all that seemed to matter at the moment. A bill was introduced into the House of Commons which will arm His Majesty's Government for a possible battle between the pound and the dollar by upping the Exchange Equalization Fund from...
...only member of the Cabinet not invited. While the Gridiron dinner was in progress. Mrs. Roosevelt gave Miss Perkins a party-for-ladies-only at the White House. In an exuberant moment Major, the Roosevelt police dog and only male present, nipped Madam Senator Caraway of Arkansas on the arm. ¶ At work last week was President Roosevelt on his three last special messages to Congress which he hopes to get adjourned about June 1. If it should dally longer at the Capitol, he was expected to raise a point of personal privilege in demanding a vacation. One message dealt...
...hours later, leaning on the arm of his naval aide President Roosevelt was out on the White House portico to welcome his guest as he drove up in a limousine. Mrs. Roosevelt was there too and Daughter Anna Roosevelt Dall and Major, the police dog, and Meggie, the Scotch terrier. "I'm awfully glad to see you here," cried the President as he squeezed the Prime Minister's hand. He greeted Miss MacDonald as "Miss Ishbel." All moved inside the White House to have tea after the most friendly and informal meeting between heads of States ever witnessed...
...were 20, all youths under 25. Cubans had so often seen the fantastic in murder that last week they believed every atrocious rumor whispered in an alleyway. But many a missing student had merely burrowed into hiding. Police walked the streets of Havana in pairs, carbines crooked under their arms. Newspapers were firmly gagged,* except the Administration's Heraldo de Cuba which growled: "The arm of popular will cannot be the bomb or the cowardly employed shotgun. With such weapons a few children and women and even men may be killed, but the Fatherland cannot be killed with them...
...break the tie. When there were only seven minutes left to play, he sent in a corner kick, low and wide, to his centre, Werner ("Scotty") Nilsen. Nilsen received the pass on his broad Norwegian skull, gave it a resounding butt. The ball sailed past Chesney's long arm for the goal that ended the game, 2 to 1, gave the Westerners...