Word: deterent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Yugo-Slavia. Premier Ismet Pasha of Turkey also proffered his felicitations. Henry Morgenthau, head of the International Loan Commission for the Succor of Greek Refugees, an ex-U. S. Ambassador to Turkey, likewise congratulated M. Venizelos. Speaking at a dinner in Athens, Mr. Morgenthau recalled his efforts to deter the Turks from "massacring Christians;" he deplored the fact that Turkey had been put in the position to win the Anatolian War (1921-22) by the transfer of French and Italian arms; he recounted his efforts in Britain at the time of the sack of Smyrna (1922) "to arouse public opinion...
...seven years made the victory on Saturday all the more magnificent; no words written in quiet retrospect can add luster to such a triumph. But every Harvard man who saw the game will long treasure the picture of a splendid eleven fighting as the under dog, outplaying itself, deter mined to accept nothing but victory" and in the end winning that success which every Harvard man demanded...
...people will not be daunted. They will show that not England, nor any of the tools of England, will deter them from asserting before the whole world their God-given right to freedom...
...tours of inspection. Some time ago, in order better to familiarize himself with his duties, he began the regular flying course, and about three months ago formed the resolve of actually qualifying as a pilot. The fact that he was somewhat over the usual flying age did not deter him. He mastered the technical mechanics of the aeroplane and took his tests in cross-country flying, taking off, landing. A few days ago in a de Haviland plane he took and successfully passed the final tests, including all the " acrobatic " maneuvers? loop, roll, tail spin, Immelmann turn, falling-leaf, spin...
...miles in his solitary trip. Liberty motor and De Haviland plane functioned perfectly. The pilot flew low because of low-lying clouds and sometimes almost grazed the treetops. Apart from the added proof of airplane endurance, the flight is a significant demonstration of the fact that low clouds cannot deter skilled aerial navigators...