Word: biddings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...want to go home, I don't want to go home. The summer is hot, the winter is cold, I'm too young to be feeling so old. There'll be a tear in my eye When I bid old Cleveland goodby. Oh dear! I'd rather stay here, I don't want to go home...
King Haakon wired: "The Queen and I bid you and your companions welcome...
There was not exactly an outburst, but after the Bow Street police had been ordered to bed, London critics were pleased to write : "Mme. Jeritza's performance was marked by nervousness, due to a somewhat overzealous bid for success...
Over a 120-mile front, hordes of Riffians recklessly attacked French native troops. At most points, owing to their open tactics, they were repulsed with heavy losses while the French troops suffered comparatively few casualties. The Riffian chief was presumed to be making a bid to capture the town of Fez. Premier Painlevé disavowed all intention of extending operations to conquest of the Riff territory...
...lined up to wait for the gun to start the final race on Saturday, for rough water had necessitated the postponing of the starting time. Cornell was left a length behind in the first hundred yards after the starting signal, and although Coach Haines Technology outfit made a strong bid to stay in the race for a time, it was evident that the contest lay between the Crimson and the Red and Blue crews...