Word: conforming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...longer will an Albanian husband divorce his wife at pleasure in the Moslem manner simply by exclaiming three times, "I divorce thee-thou art no longer my wife!"* The minutest private acts of Albanians need no longer conform to the precepts of the True Prophet. Finally a salutary Swiss provision against carrying concealed weapons will completely alter, if it can be enforced, one of the most cherished customs of Albanians, who have always gone about with loaded pistols and sharp snicker-snees in their dirty blouses...
PRACTICALLY all modern mystery-detective stories conform to a certain general formula, subject to variations to suit the individual author, of course. There are very clearly defined elements which crop out in every one, sometimes in a slightly different guise, but always distinguishable for what they are. The reason for this recurrence is obvious; these elements are the ones which interest the public and sell the books, and the author has no choice but to include them. Thus we have the love affair between the two principles, gradually developing and providing the happy ending, the clever sleuth, the shifting...
Iselin entered the singles tournamen to conform with a ruling of the National Squash Racquets Association which provides that at least one member of each team must enter the singles competition, and that this man may not represent his team in the team matches...
Iselin, who is Canadian squash champion, is entering the singles tournament to conform with a rule passed last year by the National Squash Racquets Association providing that at least one member of each team must enter in the singles competition and that this man may not represent his team in the team matches. In the tournament he will be faced by the leading players of the country including H. N. Rawlins '27, present national champion, and J. L. Pool '28, both of whom captained the University team while Seniors at Harvard...
There is no person to whom Harvard College owes more than to her first President, Henry Dunster. A graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and minister of his native village of Bury in Lancashire, he left England at the age of thirty rather than conform to the Laudian reforms. A reputation for learning preceded him; and in August 1640, three weeks after arriving in Boston, he was elected President of Harvard College, by the Board of Overseers...