Word: fell
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the Pepper proposal came up in the Foreign Relations Committee, the Republicans promptly fell in line and reported it out?in preference to the proposal made by President Harding for entering the World Court simply with reservations?in preference to the Lodge plan for a new World Court. The vote was 10 to 6, but some of those voting on the affirmative, merely wished to bring the question before the Senate...
When Mme. Caillaux entered the office, Calmette received her politely, asked what he could do. Said she: "It is needless for me to pretend that I am making a friendly call." She then took out her revolver, fired one shot. M. Calmette fell to the ground. Mme. Caillaux then fired the remaining four shots, only one missed. The anger of the Parisiens was aroused. Caillaux was repeatedly attacked by furious mobs and the day following the murder he resigned...
...biggest shadow in the world"; what??"fell"; where?? "across San Diego"; when??"to-day"; how??"as the moon crossed the face...
...biggest shadow in the world? 235,000 miles high, 105 miles wide, and 75 miles thick at its densest part?fell across San Diego today, the shadow of the moon as it crossed the face...
...third university race, the University crew fell behind largely because the Crimson stroke was lower than its competitors. Over the first part of the distance the Crimson boat held its own at a lower stroke than Yale, Princeton, or Penn. Welaman did not raise the stroke until the last 500 yards, in which the Crimson eight gained steadily, losing to Yale by a little over a length and to Pennsylvania by nearly three. The Princeton shell trailed by several lengths...