Word: copings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Parliament. King Fuad, in order to give Premier Ahmed Ziwar Pasha* a free hand to cope with the delicate situation arising out of the murder of the Sirdar (TIME, Dec. 1), prorogued the Egyptian Parliament until Christmas...
Physically, the street was frightfully overtaxed. The whole country was buying. Wire houses had suddenly to cope with 300% of new business. All hands labored late. Jobs went begging. Night shifts were re- sorted to. Yet no great excitement accompanied all these exertions...
...next most notable Conference events were: Northwestern's first Big Ten success in two years, 17 to 7, from Indiana; a 13-to-0 Michigan onslaught in Minnesota. Chicago, despite gloomy prognostications by her "Old Man," Coach Alonzo Stagg, managed to cope with Purdue, 19 to 6. The Conference championship rested, virtually, between Illinois and Chicago, with the odds on Illinois and Red Grange...
...backfield two men in particular were adding their names to football annals, Slagle and Williams. Nothing phased Slagle on Saturday. Whether he was running, passing, kicking, or tackling he was equally proficient. Slagle is only a sophomore and Harvard will have to cope with him two more years...
...first place", said the captain, "the police force is always ready to cope with any situation. We have no need for polishing our riot guns, as they are not rusty; and the patrol wagon has always been and still is in good running order. While we are always ready, we seldom have to act, because the rank and file of Harvard students are quiet and law abiding...