Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...indeed, is the lot of the present-day politician. His campaign is supervised, albeit not very carefully, from start to finish; his funds are investigated, and then re-investigated; even when he has been elected he may find the door of his office rudely slammed in his face. But this last independence of the candidate has never been tampered with; his privilege of saying anything or nothing has always stood; and if he has recently preferred to say nothing, who has there been to forbid him? Even this right is at last being undermined; and, although no one troubles himself...
...Last year they sat side by side above London, the nose of their plane tilted up till it set a new altitude-record for Moths. Lithe Lady Sophie is admittedly the hardier-first woman to loop the loop in England. In a cruel speed-race she zoomed to the finish line a few yards ahead of Lady Mary, who had been leading. But it was the International League of Aviators which threw the apple of discord into the air; it pronounced Lady Mary, Sir Abe's wife, to be the "champion lady aviator...
...failed to sprint in time to cover the determined rush started by Captain Watts and, had it not been for the clever steering of their coxswain, C. H. Pforzheimer '28, would have fallen more than a length behind. Open water still separated them from the Lawrence crew at the finish...
Senator Borah with his characteristic "set the world on fire" spirit has undertaken more than he can finish. His great campaign to redeem the fair name of the Republican Party has netted a mere twentieth of the sum necessary to repay Mr. Sinclair for his donation to the "Keep Cool with Coolidge" camgaign...
...finish, Crew D, stroked by Janies Lawrence '29, had a 12 foot lead over Crew C with Captain John Watts '28 as pace-maker. The other two shells were bunched slightly behind Crew...