Word: confirmable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...English with Mr. Henderson, who said in a general way that Austria and Germany ought to take no further step about Zollverein while this issue was before the Court. Dr. Schober agreed in a general way in English. Quick as a flash Uncle Arthur asked him to repeat and confirm his "pledge." Caught, flushing darkly, Dr. Schober did as the Scotsman asked. In Berlin irate editors soon echoed former German Finance Minister Peter Reinhold who said: "Dr. Schober surrendered completely to Mr. Henderson chiefly because he failed to grasp the situation through insufficient knowledge of English...
...contracting parties once more solemnly confirm the principle proclaimed at the International Economic Conference in 1927 of the peaceful co-existence of countries irrespective of their social, political and economic systems...
...Asked to confirm or deny that he will call upon George V and Queen Mary wearing only a "gossamer loincloth" (TIME, April 13), Mr. Gandhi indicated that the June conference might be postponed indefinitely. But, said he: "As for the King of England it would be discourteous if I should go to Buckingham Palace in any other attire than my accustomed Indian dhoti" (loincloth...
...this resolution Harvard men confirm that they desire to commemorate all their older brothers who died as Christians and as Harvard men. While compromise is often a solution, there ought be no grudging or half-way quality attached to a memorial of honorable dead...
...Canada seemed of major importance last week, there was also no small interest in a persistent, undenied report that Canada's "First Lady of Parliament Hill"* is about to wed. Fortyish, Miss Mildred Bennett keeps house for her brother the Prime Minister, aged 60. She refused to confirm or deny last week that she plans to marry His Excellency William Duncan Herridge, K. C., D. S. O., M. C., newly appointed Canadian Minister to the U. S. (TIME, March 16), aged...