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Word: considerable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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To the President at the State Lodge last week came Governor General of the Philippine Islands Leonard Wood. No other U. S. citizen has had so long or so distinguished a colonial career as General Wood, whom four Presidents (McKinley, Roosevelt, Harding, Coolidge) have placed to take charge of U...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRITORIES: Return of Wood | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

"We also think it would be desirable to discuss the possibility of limiting the number of submarines according to our varying requirements, and it must be borne in mind that any limit placed on the number of submarines would make it easier to limit the number of destroyers, and if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: La Conference Coolidge | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

European Socialists generally consider Foreign Minister Emile Vandervelde of Belgium the greatest French-speaking orator of their party now alive. His fame is international, his Socialism orthodox, courageous, enlightened. Therefore he did something last week, which recalled his refusal to shake hands with Signor Benito Mussolini at the Locarno Conference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Vandervelde v. Mussolini | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

George Buchanan, M. P. (prominent Laborite) : "Oh, what a lie!" Mr. Locker-Lampson (answering amid hubbub a Conservative question as to how relations with Rus sia may be resumed) : "The initiative should come from the Soviet Government, whose hostile activities compelled the British Government to suspend diplomatic relations. The Soviet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: International Repercussions | 6/27/1927 | See Source »

...than six years. Pause then to consider that the lean years have expired and the days of plenty are about to set in. Superstitious souls may take this for what it is worth though it seems hardly worth any very substantial wagers in itself. A second and certainly more considerable reason is Coach Brown, who after a successful preliminary season in his first year as moulder of the varsity rowing destinies, reaches the objective and critical test of the season tomorrow. The third reason, and rather more important than psychology and coach, is the crew of eight oarsmen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROW IN WISDOM | 6/23/1927 | See Source »

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