Word: assents
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...work revolves around three major types of problems. First is the territorial situation. Many diverse theories have been advanced, and not a few are still current, concerning the coast lines of countries. We hope to evolve certain rules to which every nation will assent. Such standards should do much toward simplifying puzzling questions and thus should promote harmony in foreign relations...
...newsgatherers and put by the Senators. Finally, the defense represented that, though the Committee had decided that eight of its 15 members should constitute a quorum, there were not eight Senators physically present at the time Col. Stewart was asked the crucial question. Some had signified by telephone their assent to their colleagues' doings-a procedure formally recognized in the Senate since...
...recent campaign warmed up, it became fairly evident that there was a strong assent to the assumption that Catholics might be fitted for minor offices, or at least might be tolerated within them, but to reach up for the big gift of the people was an impertinence that would have to be not only denied but punished as well...
...usual Royal Assent to the Money Bills passed by Parliament was intoned in archaic Norman French: "Le roi remerci ses bons sujets, accepte leur bénévolence et ainsi le veult!" ["The King thanks his good subjects, accepts their benevolence (grants of money), and so wills...
...Northwestern University, made out a questionnaire and sent it to 500 ministers in or near Chicago. Four hundred thirty six ministers answered his inquiries. All wrote "Yes" when they answered the question: "Do you believe God exists?" Their other replies were varied. Questions and answers in the order of assent (figures in percentages...