Word: custom
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Grand National Assembly at Angora ordered that no Government building was to lower the Turkish flag to half-mast on the occasion of the death of President Harding. It is believed that Turkey is the only country in the world which did not observe this custom. The Government was not represented at any memorial service...
...obvious fact that he was getting on in years, and that his attractions as a heartbreaker were on the wane. Nevertheless, he resolves to have one last fling with a lady named Marcolina, and, by means of rather disgraceful hoax, accomplishes his aims, and, as was always his custom, escapes all vengeance. The tale is well written?the author a distinguished international figure in the literary world? but, except for its suave manner and its excellent visualization of one of the most corrupt and interesting characters of a corrupt and interesting time, unimportant. As for any inflammatory content?...
Oxford and Cambridge countered sharply after their recent defeat by the Yale-Harvard tennis team at Newport by winning the international track meet at the Wembly Stadium, London, 61/2 points to 51/2 According to the English custom only first places counted in the scoring. Out of six meets in the series the English universities have won three and the American three. H. M. Abrahams, Cambridge captain, won three points for the British team by taking first in the broad jump, the 100 and the 220 yard dashes. Tevis Huhn, Princeton graduate, won the low hurdles for the Englishmen giving them...
...passing of this traditional symbol of Ancient Rome is regarded as an augury of misfortune to the Eternal City. Since time immemorial it has been the custom to keep a wolf on the steps of the Capitol, as well as three eagles, to symbolize the Romulus and Remus legend...
...Lord Curzon, Foreign Minister, said: " There is no chance of our agreeing in any circumstances whatever to the American proposal for a twelve-mile territorial limit." His contention was that, while the United States had a legal right to seize liquor under seal, she was in fact violating international custom...