Word: exerts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...time has come when the academic man must exert his influence to put an end to the repression of those things which he believes in, and for which many men suffer...
Among those who attended a civic luncheon in honor of Mr. George was Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota. The Senator was full of praise for Mr. George and his remarkable speech, in which he called attention to the great influence for peace that the U. S. could exert. Said Magnus to newspaper reporters...
...reply was considered in Peking as fairly satisfactory. Coming soon after the new President's inauguration, the note was apparently indicative of a new regime of responsible government; it is too soon, however, to say whether the Government will be able to exert its authority over the provinces, as that will depend largely on the outcome of the struggle between Tsao-Kun and the other Tuchuns for power...
...Both parties must agree to arbitrate before the League can act, except when Article XVI Is Invoked against a nation which resorts to war in defiance of the Covenant; then the remaining members can exert pressure against that nation...
...Moines. By means of a hydraulic wagon, or dynamometer, recently invented, the "tractive pull" of horse teams was determined with scientific accuracy for the first time. This is the kind of energy required to pull a varying weight out of a hole in the ground. The winning pair exerted a maximum tractive pull of 2,300 pounds. Such a team would pull 10 loaded coal wagons on pavement. On different types of roads varying loads could be pulled, grading from concrete through brick and asphalt to dirt. The two horses weighed 1,725 and 1,905 pounds respectively. They could...