Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first ground of appeal to my party to lead the way in restoring our Government is that this amendment is revolutionary and highly dangerous. There are two ways of overturning a federal form of government and destroying...
...guarantee the symmetrical growth of Canberra not a square inch of ground will be sold for 99 years. During that period three Federal commissioners have absolute discretion as to the rental of land on 99-year leases, rents to be re-appraised every decade. Moreover the Commissioners must approve the plans of every structure in Canberra before it can be erected. They will approve no tenements, no stores or factories in residential districts; no buildings of a height, size or type which does not fit into the city plan. For 99 years Canberra will be the only state-owned capital...
Before the Supreme Court of Greece of this year, Attorney Paradopulos brought suit; he demanded "that Socrates' innocence be re-established." The modern court of Athens refused to consider the plea, on the ground that legal action would be empty and superfluous. World opinion, they decided, had completely vindicated the liberal Socrates...
...author, producer, owner, and cast to be subject to various fines and sentences," Mr. Hamilton continued. "Yet, some form of censorship is necessary. The cities are everrun with the nouveaux-riches, who have developed into theatre-going crowds since the war, just like white worms swarm out of the ground when you lift up a big, flat stone, These people can buy $5.50 theatre tickets indefinitely to satisfy their morbid curiosity for common filth...
...motorless glider, manned by a pilot, was successfully towed aloft and cut free and brought to earth. Engineers predicted the rest. Needing very little velocity to stay aloft, several gliders would be no great drag on a multi-motored ship, the chief problem lying in getting them off the ground at the start...