Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Even as it is, the trade unions are legally in an insecure position. Having broken contracts in order to engage in the orgy of sympathy, judges may decide that the associations are liable for the damage done their employers by the delay. If such a decision were made the financial power of labor would be crippled for years to come, a possibility jeopardizing the vast improvement of the working man's position...
...Horace Stimson of the Peter Beht Brigham Hospital, R. F. S. Starr, the photographer and Alan Priest '23, tutor in Fine Arts, and Daniel V. Thompson '22, also of the division of Fine Arts, were assisting in their various capacities. Langdon Warner '03, of the Fogg Museum had been delayed in Peking on other business for the college, but joined them some three days after they had been forced to retire from Tun Huang. Messrs. Jayne and Priest continued west to Urumchi the capital of Chinese Turkestan, where, after some delay, they received the Russians' permission to strike...
...that the Senate has completed in peace most of its business, Senator Curtis, Republican floor leader, has suggested that a compromise rule be adopted whereby a majority vote would close debate on appropriation bills. These are usually non-partisan bills. They rarely provoke debate (except occasionally, to delay subsequent bills). For the rest of the session, there is scarcely any unfinished business except appropriation bills...
...offense). On these two grounds, it was clear impeachment would be voted. Congressmen trooped to their seats, the amazing number of 400 being present. The galleries were packed. Speaker Longworth's wife*nee Roosevelt?was there. The time for voting came. Opponents of impeachment, their battle lost, tried to delay matters. Hot-headed Representative John E. Rankin of Mississippi asked for a useless roll-call. Irritated, the usually suave, immaculate Ogden Mills walked across to Mr. Rankin, pointed out that a delay would prevent his delegation (New York) from getting home for Easter. The Mississippian was obdurate, sniffy. Flashed Ogden...
...much to prevent defeat of the measure, since that is deemed highly improbable, but to head off the Democrats from getting through a vote referring it back to the reporting committee for expert investigation. This proposal was the more feared because numerous gentlemen in both camps favor a long delay, to carry them past the November elections without the necessity of voting on the settlement, which is loaded with dynamite in some constituencies...