Word: endeavors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Brussels, Tokyo, Washington, through the respective Ambassadors in London. An early reply to the draft was demanded from the first four; to Washington it was made clear that an answer was not expected, but would, nevertheless, be welcome. After the Allied replies have been received the British Government will endeavor to reconcile the comments by modifying, as far as is consistent with its policy, the final draft of the note, which will then be sent to the German Government...
...decline in wheat prices during 1921-23 has been due to many causes, chief among which are: greater production in Canada and elsewhere, underconsumption in Europe owing to the high price of wheat under the present exchange rates, greater effort by Europe to feed herself, and the endeavor by the American farmer to sell an output called for during abnormal war times...
...even larger convention was that held in Des Moines by the International Young People's Society for Christian Endeavor. The 15,000 delegates came not only from the United States but from all over the world. The Christian Endeavor Society was founded 42 years ago and this is its 29th international convention. " The Harvest Time Is Here " was taken as the watchword and the young people were called "harvest hands." Their attention and enthusiasm was directed to the following points: World Court, the twelve-hour day in industry, religious as well as secular education, prohibition, prohibition of poppy growing...
...worth doing. It may be done in any line of human activity. It may be done, indeed is most commonly done, in connection with earning a livelihood. One does not have to seek strange paths to find it, for it lies close at hand in every familiar field of endeavor; not only in the great arts, sciences and literature, but in the professions and in business of all kinds. The man who carries on his work, whatever it may be, with a clear view of its total effect for good upon the community; the upright man who so conducts himself...
...most liberal Church in America, Unitarianism has had an influence out of all proportion to its numbers (100,000). It is very weak in missionary endeavor. Some Trinitarians claim that its only missionary to India was converted to Hinduism. " That," Unitarians reply, " showed how broad-minded...