Word: functioning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nomination of a Virginia judge over the heads of Virginia's Senators Byrd & Glass, the President gave the Senate his version of Article II of the Constitution. Substance: the Senate's power of "advice & consent" in Presidential nominations was meant to be a consultative function of the Senate as a whole, usurped the President's appointive power if it was invoked by one or two Senate soreheads. Soreheads Byrd & Glass, along with other Constitutionalists, still maintained that the appointive power was dual...
When it is said that the "branch of the department devoted to design and actual drawing is isolated and disconnected from everything else," can it be that someone is ignorant of the function of Fine Arts 1a (of which Professor Feild was a part last year), or does he choose to disregard it for the purpose of the argument...
France soon made it clear that her border had been opened to a population larger than Lille's (201,000) only in the name of humanity, that the Loyalist Government would be treated as a friendly one but would not be permitted to function inside French territory. The rumors flew thick & fast that France and Britain were about to do something to prevent further bloodshed in the war. From London came a report that the British had been asked by the Loyalists to act as intermediaries. From Perpignan came a dispatch saying that President Azaña opposed further...
...Club was founded in 1911 to provide a mid-winter relaxation period for Dartmouth students, and almost its sole function is the running of the celebrated Winter Carnival. J. Wilcox Brown, its General Manager, could not be reached last night for comment...
...Crimson first-year sextet, in its first game with the Princeton freshmen, defeated the Tigers 4-1 yesterday afternoon at the Boston Skating Club rink. Goalie Fenn was outstanding in his function, as was Charlie Ayres at center who scored two of the goals, one unassisted. Additionally brilliant for the Yardlings were Lloyd at left wing, and Walter Whittacker at right wing...