Word: cleverly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Coolidge's proposal for further naval limitation to include cruisers and submarines as well as capital ships and aircraft carriers is statesmanlike not only for its spirit of cooperation with the League of Nations Disarmament Commission but also for its clever manipulation of a political situation which was as embarrassing to the Administration as it was dangerous to the heritage of the Washington Conference...
...hockey game was a hotly contested affair, with the teams extremely even. Clever goal tending by Hawkes of Exeter kept the game scoreless until early in the third period, when Harding passed to Lakin and the latter counted. Gilligan then began a series of long shots at the Harvard goal from just in front of his own net, and eventually caught Warner napping and netted the disk. Half a minute before the final whistle Everett sped down the left land and lifted a gentle but well-aimed shot into the corner of the cage, giving a Harvard Freshman team...
...photography of the firing lines in France is as good as in any recent war film. The use of clever firework devices has given the impression of much explosion and shrapnel, though it may be that too few men fall by the wayside to satisfy a good martial appetite. The lighting of particular scenes, especially those in Charmaine's home, is novel and effective in its naturalness...
...said that this argument is based on assumptions alone. "All races are equally capable to the task of managing their industrial problems at the beginning. The United States, England, and the rest of the world has paid an enormous price for its great industrialization. Besides, the Mexicans are very clever. They can carry their own load. They have included all industrial problems in their Constitution, They trust none of these problems like the eight hour day, the 16 year age limit for working children, and similar ones to a Supreme Court. They wrote the legislation of the world...
...policemen impressively asleep- finally upon the Earl of Birkenhead who walked in a bathrobe, worn toga-fashion, beside a pool into which no one cast ?100. That evening the so dapper gentlemen were merry. What a joker His Lordship was, to be sure! Mr. Shaw was not half so clever. Haw! Pretended he would jump into the pool, haw! Who but His Lordship would even have thought of it? Perishable! Positively rare and perishable! Haw! . . . "You will tip my waiter ?100," said a cold dry voice. "The law will not deprive you of the privilege of laughter...