Word: dangers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...down. In fact, the discovery was recently made and last week advertised that the house and No. 11, official home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was crumbling from dry rot. The Office of Public Works stated that one of the walls had subsided, that there was no imminent danger of collapse. Crowds flocked to see the historic building. It was mooted that it would have to be rebuilt...
...good casuist in defending himself. His latest caricature may cause an explosion or two, but statesmen's hair will hardly turn prematurely grey over night, nor will an epidemic of Anglophobia convulse the U. S. More chuckles than anything can be expected to ruffle the Atlantic. Nonetheless, the danger is latent. Anglo-American friendship rests on the good feelings of each people and that disposition is not shown by the diplomats but by the artists and authors...
After the first shock, the crew settled down very quickly. The envelope was dented along its whole length, the bow was hanging in shreds and there was danger in the fierce wind that it would rip still further. Men went aloft in sailor style, lowered a rope ladder over the bow, gather up the loose ends of the flapping cover and bunched them , together. They made untidy balls but prevented the fabric from ripping further. In the first burst of the gale, the ship traveled stern first for many miles, rolling constantly and threatening to head down into the water...
...such as: "dud," "doughboy," "strafe." The expression "Getting the wind up," meaning "to become nervous," was said to be puzzling the lexicographers, who finally decided to leave its origin indefinite. Common belief is that this phrase originated with the British air forces. Aviators, to whom wind meant danger, used "getting the wind up" as an equivalent for "borrowing trouble...
...likely to result in disciplinary action by the Administrative Board, the student is summoned to talk with the Dean of the College. In this way, in all serious matters at least two opinions are available and usually many more, for in all cases when a man falls into serious danger of having his connection with the College severed his adviser or his tutor and the instructors in the courses which he is taking are consulted and all their evidence is taken into consideration by the Administrative Board...