Word: fourth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...aware that a big Navy is bound to arouse loud if not effective Congressional opposition, President Roosevelt informed Congress: "It is with the deepest regret that I report to you that armaments increase today at an unprecedented and alarming rate. It is an ominous fact that at least one-fourth of the world's population is involved in merciless, devastating conflict. . . . Tension throughout the world is high." For support of his program he appealed to almost all apathetic or opposition groups except pacifists...
Immediately a first tempter offers him case and luxury; a second, temporal power by resumption of the chancellorship; a third, temporal power by aiding the rebellious barons against the King; and a fourth, celestial glory through martydom. Thomas resists the first three, but his reaction to the fourth is not so clear, nor the application of the above solution so easy, for it is debatable whether he merely submits to death or seeks it, at the hands of the drunken knights sent by the King...
...request for a $6,006,000 loan because Erie's wealthy parent company, the Chesapeake & Ohio, would not guarantee the loan (TIME, Jan. 17). the jig was up. Last week, therefore, Erie wearily filed a petition to reorganize under section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, its fourth reorganization in 100 years...
With the scene tried at 18 all going its the fourth of five rounds, the match was to the locals an brilliant American compositions coupled themselves aid a sudden British collapse...
...Lash won the tow-mile, as expected, but not in the manner expected. Old-times Joe McClusky held the lead most of the way, Lash hanging back--once in fourth place. As Joe pimped around the last curve it looked as though the crowd's favorite was going to win, but Lash whipped out and around to break the tape first, ahead of McClusky. This was the most exciting race of the evening, though Lash's time was comparatively slow, 9:4.6, over six seconds behind Lash's record...