Word: glacial
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...morrow tall, glacial Sir John Simon chastised Colonel Beck before the Assembly with the menace, "It will not be possible for any state to release itself from obligations of this kind by unilateral action." M. Barthou followed with a speech in the firm but supple tradition of the Old Diplomacy. France would no more stand for treaty-breaking than Britain, he warned, but "France as the friend and ally of Poland" was sure that the Warsaw Government would reconsider before setting "an example which other countries might be tempted to follow"; after all, the very existence of Poland depended upon...
Beside the long-sought conquest of the mountain the party accomplished much interesting and valuable scientific work Of particular interest in this respect was the measurement of glacial movement, not only over the course of weeks, but also in hours. Unexpected results were obtained, showing that the glacier suddenly slid forward during the evening around supper time, again about midnight, and once more early in the morning. The average movement of the Crillon glacier, the one studied most in detail, was two inches an hour. Dynamite blasting was also done to determine the depth of the ice by means...
Salzburg bridges the glacial waters of the Salzach. sees its morning and evening suns at the rims of the Alps. In 1842 Salzburg held its first memorial in honor of its most famed native son. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-a requiem mass for the soth anniversary of his death. A Mozart Theatre for his operas and a Mozarteum for his concerts were built later. After the War, a group of musicians decided to enlarge the Mozart festivals to include the works of other composers, converted the old Winter Riding School into the Festspielhaus, to seat 1,400. From its opening month...
...Tokyo the Swanson proposal was received by Premier Okada with glacial silence, but Navy officers who are his friends roasted it scorchingly in the Japanese Press. They declared that some reduction in naval armaments is desirable but that "obviously" the U.S. and Britain should make greater sacrifices than Japan. According to Asahi ("Today"), a news-organ close to the Premier. "The main [Japanese] complaint is over the Secretary of the Navy's assertion that the 5-5-3 ratio must continue, which seemingly indicates that all Japan's efforts to enlighten the United States have not made the slightest impression...
...busy and tired," was the reply in a frosty, secretarial voice from the cottage. "Well, I don't mind confessing I'd be scared to death to talk to him anyway," gushed the newspaper woman. She heard a deep, Scottish chuckle and the voice again, no longer glacial: "Well, you needn't be scared! You've been talking to him for the last two minutes...