Word: frame
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Combining many of the features of the English parliamentary system of government with the American presidential system, the new German frame of government undertakes an innovation which commands the attention of all who live under a republican government. Fear of a coup d'etat by the junker element, coupled with machinations of the present capitalist regime have thus far prevented the new Constitution of Germany from getting under way. The Ruhr crisis may furnish the required stimulus and with a president chosen by the vote of the whole German people a more definite course of action, for better...
...trying to do our thinking for us or to give us ready-made conclusions, as the Gormans generally tried to do, they compel us to like them personally. In other words, they labor to put us in a favorable mood by means of their engaging personalities. When in that frame of mind it is difficult for us to reach conclusions that are unfavorable to British plans and policies...
...past and that it will continue to do so. Some of us, indeed, see that the future is tending to become more and more rapidly and widely different from the past. The conservative himself furnishes the only illustration of his theory, and even that is highly inconclusive. His general frame of mind appears to remain constant, but he finds himself defending and rejecting very different things. The great issue may, according to the period, be a primitive taboo, the utterances of the Delphic oracle, the Athanasian creed, the Inquisition, the Geocentric theory, monarchy by the grace of God, witchcraft, slavery...
...fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke out at about 11.30 on the first floor of the house. It gained raped headway, making quick work of the frame house, and soon spread to the third floor. Seven fire companies were called, and by 1 o'clock the flames were extinguished...
...easy time defeating the Middle sex title. 7 to 1 at Concord yesterday afternoon. The seconds were the first score when Coopet got A base on ball and came home on a long hit by Lucas. A double in the four runs were added in the next frame while the final tally came in the ninth...