Word: excepting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sunday afternoons. His grammar is good, his pronunciation Bostonian. In private conversation his voice is soft and controlled. Impartial Senate observers rate him thus: A good practical politician ("The best Irish vote-getter in the U. S."), a legislator above the average. His political philosophy is liberal and humane, except on economic matters (the tariff) which affect the New England industry, when he turns conservative. His floor attendance is regular, his powers of persuasion, fair. His term expires March...
...years Chancellor of the Diocese. Then he wrote Dr. Reiland a letter forbidding the service. The letter referred to the book of common prayer, last court of appeal in Episcopalian disputes, which says: "... No man shall be ... suffered to execute any of the said functions [of the ministry] . . . except ... he hath had Episcopal consecration or ordination." Said the bishop's letter: "I must earnestly beg you, and I do hereby officially admonish you, not to carry out your plans for the above-mentioned communion service at St. George's Church." Furthermore, the bishop characterized the policy...
...allied countries except Great Britain, Canada, Australia and the Irish Free State have made such restitutions. Notably the U. S. has paid Germany $300,000,000. The British Dominion of South Africa has made a separate settlement with the Reich, ignoring the British Conservative policy of "no restitution" which Laborite Philip ("Spongecake") Snowden is carrying...
...except Potter, who is out of the game with a foot injury, reported in fine condition yesterday. Trainer was given a day off and was in the cage in civilian clothes watching Richards take his place at guard. Except for this temporary change the first team lined up exactly as it has since the Michigan game...
...little to be said for such a location for the Bank, and no doubt the bankers assembled at Baden took care to say just that. But the reasons for locating the Bank in Switzerland are clear, and it is difficult to see how the balance could be overweighted except in favor of some other country which holds the same neutral position as Switzerland, and at the same time boasts an age-old reputation as a European banking center...