Word: attainment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bound in their direction. With the close of the campaign, the strength of this union was dissipated, and each is now convinced that he travels the fastest who travels alone. The Brotherhoods are chiefly interested in the repeal of the Each-Cummins law; and this they can best attain by cooperating with the party in power. The Socialists are vastly more concerned with propagating the economic interpretation of history than with denouncing the courts...
...school men, feeling that they cannot break down the bulwark of convention set up by the private school men, remain disunited. So with every advantage on their side, private school graduates condemn studies, and in their desire to be great little men, go out for competitions. Then when they attain distinction in extra-curriculum activities, they consider themselves the prominent undergraduates of Harvard College, and look forward to seeing their splendid achievements carefully enumerated in the newspapers when they become engaged, or inherit family, money. Not only is the whole system of competitions highly conventional, but the competitions themselves...
...social revolution such as occurred a Russia," he said, "would certainly be so panacea for Germany today. I entirely agree with Mr. Nearing that German should be allowed to repudiate her war debts but a social revolution would destroy, temporarily at least, whatever economic stability she has or may attain...
...name of his own, in which he may have hope of becoming a Senator from Ohio. Following the Republican caucus, the Democrats of the House held their caucus likewise. Finis J. Garrett was named as Democratic candidate for Speaker. There is little hope, of course, that he may attain the office, and his nomination is, in fact, equivalent to reelection as minority Floor Leader...
Tonight the trials will consist of brief five-minute talks by the candidates on either side of the question. Those who are retained will speak before audiences in and around Boston. In this way the coaches think that the men will be able to attain a more polished and keener style of debating than if they talked only to an empty room. This policy was used last year...