Word: faults
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...above him, and some distance back of him, could be another ship flying straightaway at perhaps 120 or 160 miles an hour. Blind spots (lack of visibility in all directions), open cockpits, closed cabins, and several other factors would be responsible for these ships coming together through absolutely no fault of the pilots; and that's exactly what happened. The next mistake you made was your statement that Mr. Kreider was coasting about in his Challenger. That's not true. It was Mr. Kreider who had been stunting; had just completed a lot of barrel rolls, and zoomed...
...desire tonight, and I am sure it is yours also ? " began Author Barrie when called upon by Major Astor, "my one desire is to be nice to Mr. Baldwin. It is not his fault that he is a Worcestershire man ? after all Shakespeare came very near being a Worcestershire man, but his mother slipped across into Warwickshire to give the boy a chance. How hard on me it is to make a speech when I know the Prime Minister would far rather I told him a detective story...
...Catherine, a homely, pious Spanish girl, who had married Henry's elder brother Arthur for political reasons. Arthur died. Catherine failed to give Henry a son. Having natural evidence that this was not his fault, Henry divorced...
...disappointed. For some unknown reason, the committee invited Senator Smoot to address this meeting, informing him that he was to speak to a meeting of Philadelphia businessmen. He came with a masterly presentation of facts concerning the taxation and finance of the national government -to use, through no fault of his, in a rough and tumble mass meeting in a local campaign. The crowd grew restive, stamped, clapped, applauded at the wrong times, and conducted itself generally in a manner highly discourteous and disrespectful to the speaker. Finally he stopped and pleaded with the audience, which then permitted...
...call Tempelhof better than Croydon. Croydon's chief merit is that planes have a 1,400-yd runway in any direction. Practically all the field is grass-covered. That permits comfortable landings and takeoffs, except in rainy weather. Then the planes tear up the sod. To remedy that fault Croydon officials are considering putting a paved strip all around the field, as at the Rotterdam field. Croydon has two steel and concrete hangars, providing 90,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Each hangar has overhead cranes to move planes and motors. Back of the hangars are workshops, storerooms. Croydon...