Word: forbidden
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...certainly seems that the Prince of Wales is dealt with unnecessarily harshly by the English press. As though the life of the heir to the British throne were not hard enough anyhow, the engaging Prince has been practically forbidden by the newspapers to divert himself with horsemanship--all on account of a few paltry falls and broken bones which every horseman experiences at one time or other. For the British, one is led to believe, take their royalty quite seriously. As the Evening Standard says, "it is one of the penalties of his position that he cannot regard himself entirely...
...view may be in part open to a charge of exaggeration, particularly in the case of great universities, there is contained in it enough truth to make the present experiment seem not absolutely certain of success. And the idea of naming the institution where recklessness and revelry are forbidden after John Brown is enough to make that old warrior turn in his several graves...
...develop morale. But this time, intensive spring practice must balance Yale's mid-winter practice and assist in avenging last year's defeat; it must enable the team to make every game its objective all summer if they like and finally it must take the place of the forbidden fall practice! These are all honorable purposes, but it is ridiculous to believe that spring practice makes the "over-emphasis" any less acute than fall practice. And as a practical aid to winning games, it is obvious that fall practice, which conditions the squad when conditioning is valuable, can never...
Japanese newspapers were still forbidden to publish full details of Namba's identity. No announcement has been made concerning his trial. Capital punishment is expected to be prescribed...
Duelling is forbidden by law, as it is in most other European countries, but Hungarian Deputies and Ministers seem singular exceptions...