Word: failed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...motorman. He said nothing about the strength or weakness of the Polish Government. That was good news. But of the Soviet Government (to which no U. S. diplomat is accredited) Ambassador Willys said: "No matter what happens the Soviet Government will endure. Even if the Five-Year Plan should fail, the Soviet leaders would simply launch another plan. There is no fear in Poland of a war with Russia, and the likelihood of war anywhere in Europe is slight. Poland is weathering the depression with energy and fortitude...
Perhaps the director of the motion picture felt obliged to change several of the sequences for the purpose of adaptation. Such alterations as appear, nevertheless, fail to add to the effectiveness of the plot and often obscure the action. Things seem a bit too hurried. There is not the careful focus and delicate shading in the tempo of the action which helped John Halliday win success on the stage...
...account of the fact that college men frequently fail to consider a career in education because they assume that opportunity. In limited to class room teaching the article by Bancroft Beatley '15, associate professor of education describes in detail the openings in administration work at preparatory schools...
...inability of mediocre students to deal with speculative questions has been considered a justification for the essentially factual examinations given in most fields. Without doubt the average student will fail to produce a finished essay on this difficult type of test. But that ought not to prevent the inauguration of papers which would test capacity for organizing material and for criticizing general ideas...
...French prestige never has been higher. The Americans freely admit that France is financially, economically and politically the outstanding power of Europe! This gives us obligations which I am convinced France will not fail to meet...