Word: exception
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...think it would be in the interests of accuracy if you ceased placing any references to the Reverend Father Coughlin, under the heading of Religion, except those pertaining to the administration of his parish...
...Germany and Italy go to war against England and France, 71% of Democrats, 69% of Republicans, 65% of other partisans think the U. S. should "do everything possible to help England and France win, except go to war ourselves" (Gallup...
...nobles, the lower clergy, even the Italian populace, helped elect Popes. In 1180 Pope Alexander III restricted the right to Cardinals alone.* Century later, when Cardinals meeting in Viterbo took nearly three years to elect a Pope, an indignant populace locked them up, deprived them of all food except bread and water. Hence the word conclave, meaning "with...
...takes more than just a few individual stars to make a good team, and the Crimson Cubs have more than it takes. They have real balance, and lots of capable reserves. Some of them would perhaps be regulars on the Freshman team in most any other year except this one. Center seems to be well taken care of with replacements; John Wolter and Gene Keith are capable pivot...
...long after writing this book, Odon von Horvath was walking along the Champs Elysees in Paris. The usual crowd was all around him, straining against a high wind. It was June, and the trees were gay and green with their new foliage-except for one huge, dying chestnut tree. A sudden gust swept against it. It tottered, cracked, started to fall. Von Horvath, preoccupied, did not hear the people scream as he walked into its shadow. The dead tree crushed him dead, and Odon von Horvath had his wish...