Word: delaying
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...usual refreshments will be served in abundance. Plenty of cigarettes will be in evidence. Adequate arrangements have been made by the committee to have everyone served expeditiously so that the crowding which caused delay last year will be avoided...
...could be brought over at one time we should need an army of at least 250,000 to dispose of the invading force. The function of our navy should be not to overwhelm any opposing force but merely to be able to keep an attacking squadron back and so delay the landing of troops until our army should have time to assemble...
Last spring Standish won the trophy, but through some delay the cup was not ready at the time. The trophy has now been designed, however, and will soon be on exhibition in the Standish Hall Common Room...
...races will be over the one-mile course in the Basin from Cottage Farm Bridge to the Harvard Bridge, and the winner or winners of every race will each receive a cup. Races will be started promptly on schedule time and no delay will be made for delinquents. Fully 30 minutes should be allowed for getting from the boat houses to the starting line. It is required of all participants that they shall have taken strength tests and that their Office standing shall be satisfactory...
...nation that desires war and is prepared for it would, by submitting the case to a court, lose the advantage of surprise by a sudden attack and hence would be less anxious to go to war. The mere fact of delay would give time for sober second thought, and for the advocates of peace within the country itself to make their protests heard. If time is given, war can hardly be made without the support of public opinion, and the dream of those who have been urging that the people must be consulted would be fulfilled. In short, the essence...