Word: enlistable
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General von Seeckt discovered by a tactful question that the once so exalted princess did not want her Wilhelm to enlist in the Army for twelve years, as all German soldiers must, under the terms of the Versailles Treaty. Princess Cecilia desired instead that the so gallant General should wink at the presence of her son with the Ninth Regiment during the Reichswehr's fall maneuvers (TIME, Sept. 27). Of course this could be arranged...
...much sought as a popular speaker on Liberal Party platforms both a his home and in the East End on London and also in many other parts of the country. His reputation as a speaker in the Cambridge Union has led many prominent men including members of Parliament to enlist his eloquent services on their Parliamentary campaign and his wide experience as a public speaker both in the Union at Cambridge and at public meetings at election times has given him that grasp of facts and fluency of expression which alone can command an audience's attention
...fellow-tribesmen. But within me there was kindled in that moment a terrific hatred of Silvestre and all Spaniards. As I rose I swore that I would avenge that blow a thousand times. I went back committed to lead my tribe and all the other tribes I could enlist in a ceaseless war against the Spaniards. For over five years I kept that oath. Spain can judge whether Silvestre's brutality was avenged...
...Berlenbach's long, stiff blows were steered anywhere near dancing Delaney. At the end, the referee's course was plain before him and he took it. The ladies of Bridgeport, Conn., where amiable young Delaney trains and where he is often called "Gentleman Jack," can now enlist, for their teas and charity sociables, not merely an obliging and handsome young exhibition boxer but the world's champion lightheavyweight...
...Roald Amundsen has a sense of the dramatic, a fondness for surprises truly theatrical, and also a practical ability in taking care of himself which leads to a triumphant conclusion. By providentially running into a strip of static, the fate of his expedition was shrouded in mystery sufficient to enlist the interest of the most blase...