Word: forego
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...months, when life here is almost unbearable, would let members by that much escape the excessively high cost of living here; would give them that much more time to pass either among their constituents or in getting elsewhere that rest and recreation they now must so considerably forego, the lack of which may fairly be held responsible for the increase in the deathrate among members and the impairment of the working powers of those who survive...
...International Golden Rule Sunday was suggested by the International Near East Association at its conference in Goneva last September. The plan as there adopted provides that individuals and families throughout the world will forego their usual varied meal and give the difference in cost to the Near East Relief. Americans will feel especially the contrast between their fare and that of the child of Asia Minor, for the Golden Rule dinner follows close upon Thanksgiving...
...offer will be a round sum of 50,000,000,000 gold marks - about $11,900,000,000. It will, however, take into consideration the amount already paid to the Allies-about $1,428,000,000, and the British will, it is known, forego a claim to the major part of their share, which is about $2,618,000,000. The net offer will be between seven and eight billion dollars, and it is considered likely that France and Belgium, with the concurrence of Italy, will accept this figure. There is still, however, a possibility that Cuno will open...
...procession caused great indignation among the Jews who were forced to forego their prayers at the " wailing wall" during the Passover...
...psychology of the situation is very puzzling. Assuming, of course, that he has dire need of sleep, (or else he would not forego listening to the lecture), why does he snore? Is this the result of a complex, a guilty conscience or a bad meal? In any case, were he not to choose such a conspicuous way of rousing himself, we could all sympathize heartily. There is nothing like a good rest now and then with nothing to disturb...