Word: commands
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Eyres-Mon-sell, First Lord of the Admiralty, arched his right eyebrow a little higher with a denial. He said that certain maneuvers in the North Sea whither the Hood was bound had been postponed because of "heavy gales." At the Admiralty offices in London, the duty officer in command refused to make a statement of any kind for three whole days. Finally the Admiralty, which never makes explanations when they can be avoided, explained that the tussle on Cromarty beach did indeed take place last week, but "as part of the Fall maneuvers," a sham fight between "pirate" sailors...
...President of the U. S. has commanded you to go back to work. Any union or union officials who refuse to obey that command will not live long...
Chancellor Chamberlain scored what he called " 'imaginative finance,' although in private transactions it goes by a shorter and less creditable title." He predicted a return by Great Britain to the gold standard at the earliest practicable moment for "there is no monetary standard that can command such confidence as gold...
...resigned as president to serve another Roosevelt, as Ambassador to France. Herbert, who died last spring, was Macy's treasurer and president of Macy-owned L. Bamberger & Co. in Newark. The middle brother, Percy Selden. a precise, courteous, slightly nervous gentleman with thinning hair, is now in full command. Generally credited with being the brains of Macy's merchandising, he is always known to Macy's 8,000 employes as Mister Percy...
...principal value in a language is in its literature; this may be obtained through translation, of course, but much is inevitably lost this way, especially in the case of poetry. An intelligent reading of literature in a foreign tongue demands a command of the language far superior to that which is demanded under most college requirements. It is not feasible to require of every student the ability to speak a foreign language, even haltingly, although a reasonably good pronunciation should be established as part of the approach toward fluent reading and for the sake of understanding the language when spoken...