Word: exceedingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...technical was the point at issue. His Majesty's Government objected that a German navy 35% as strong as Britain's in total tonnage might be built with a disproportionate allotment of German tonnage to submarines or some other special craft, thus enabling Germany to equal or exceed Britain in that special arm, while keeping within the general limit of 35%. The British seemed willing, Ambassador von Ribbentrop told Realmleader Hitler last week, to capitulate on the basis that Germany should have a navy 35% as strong as Britain's in each and every category of ships...
...that the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister had no authority from Britain's Cabinet to make fresh commitments at Stresa last week or at Geneva this week when the League Council meets. Mr. Chamberlain hinted that Mr. MacDonald and Sir John could not be trusted not to exceed their authority and that he was therefore obliged to expose their real position. Next day they hotly retorted from Stresa that British foreign policy is not the business of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This scandal unmasked the long-suspected Cabinet split which has made the Empire's foreign...
...towering old field marshal beside whom Chancellor Schuschnigg and President Miklas of the Austrian Republic seemed dwarfed to insignificance Der Feldmarschall was His Imperial and Royal Highness Eugen von Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and cousin of Franz Josef. Among the field pieces which clattered Eugen, many were seen to exceed the 5.5 inch calibre to which Austria is limited by the Treaty of St. Germain. The big surprise to most Austrians, who thought they possessed no treaty-banned battle planes, came when 15 big bombers oi the latest type suddenly thundered into view circled and dipped in salute to Imperial...
...Also, it is well to explain that in some cases, the number of new students who can potentially be assigned to tutors in a House may exceed the number of members of the Class of 1938 who can be accommodated in the House...
...that Harvard's riders were not of championship calibre; but it must be remembered that their opponents are all older men--men who in some cases were former Harvard polo stars, and who, in others, are professional polo players or at least regular Army officers, whose riding years far exceed those of their undergraduate opponents...