Word: formely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...qualifying in previous meets. This privilege has been granted him because preparations for his Law School examinations have prevented him from getting in a needed amount of practice on the cinder track. In the few sprints that he has taken in the Stadium this spring, Miller has shown good form and has been comparatively consistent in equaling and breaking ten seconds on the 100-yard dash. He has entered the Melrose meet, but his entry is conditional...
Alone in its glory stands the one poem that the editors have seen fit to publish this month: "The Eternal Lovers" surely deserves the confidence placed in it by the editors. The treatment of the sonnet form is unusual and effective. The subject matter is conventional but not trite, and the poem possesses lines of splendid Imagery. It is a very competent bit of work...
...they were fed with all sorts of promises by Seward, his Secretary of State. What does James Schouler, a friendly historian say? It is that Lincoln's behavior through the month of March, 1861 was as "though he had no policy and was waiting for his Cabinet to form one for him." And yet this month was the crucial period of his administration, for the issue of peace or war was then decided...
Amid ensuing furor Finance Minister Georges Kafandaris resigned both his portfolio and his leadership of the Liberals, then announced that he had broken with Venizelos and would form a separate party. Amid frenzied political jockeying the Coalition Cabinet of Alexander Zaimis found its majority in the Chamber dispersed and proceeded to resign. As the hubbub increased and one effort after another to form a new coalition failed, Greek news organs quoted the Old Man of Crete as observing serenely: "I shall resume the Prime Ministry...
...extremely probable that sadistically inclined perverts may be aroused to undesirable activities by such a display in a public place. . . ." When newsgatherers approached him, John Sumner enlarged upon his diatribe: "Sadism is a form of sexualism. This painting is very apt to arouse sadistic impulses. Also it is placed where children can see it. . . . If it were prosecutable, I think there should be prosecution and I feel that the law should be interpreted to cover such things...