Word: behinds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Debated Lausanne Treaty with Turkey behind closed doors; arrived at neither conclusion nor vote...
...voice, menacing, came from the woods behind him. General Pershing turned, heard gruff phrases from the lips of a distraught plainsman, obviously the owner of the land on which he, General Pershing, hunted...
...whistles piped as the ducal party stepped aboard. Then the standard of the Duke of York broke out at the masthead. Thunderous, a salute roared from the battleships Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Humorously pat, the Renown's band blared: "The Girl I Left Behind...
Marvels. The ancient Hindu civilization which gave way to Islam in the 15th Century left behind it a wealth of temples and antiquities scarcely inferior in interest to any similar remains whatever. Though the great Boro-Budur in central Java is inferior to the Pyramid of Cheops in size it is an architectural chef-d'oeuvre no less prodigious. Pyramidal in shape, it rises tier on tier, each tier a gallery ornamented with sculpture and symbolic devices in unparalleled profusion. The pilgrim, ascending by these galleries, traverses a distance of three miles past carvings which constitute a pictorial Bible...
...either side. Although during the first few minutes, the Crimson appeared to have the better team, and scored six points before their opponents had any, the Cushing five soon caught up and then forged ahead, so that at the end of the first half the Crimson stood eight points behind. During the early part of the last half Harvard hopes again mounted, as the 1930 men spurned and brought the count to 24 to 26. But the Freshman never regained their lead, and finally lost...