Word: handly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...uneasily aware that he is the worst possible choice, from the viewpoint of those French and British capitalists from whom France must try to keep on borrowing at the rate of over 30,000,000,000 francs per year, to keep her armament program going. On the other hand, a point in the Cabinet's favor is that pathetic, inexperienced Yvon Delbos is no longer Foreign Minister, has been replaced by veteran Joseph Paul-Boncour, everlasting French delegate to the League of Nations. Like his great friend Lord Perth, who as Sir Eric Drummond was League Secretary General...
...Leftist press that this galaxy of big British names might suddenly join with "the Hore-Belisha Young Turks" and it was said that Hore-Belisha had given Neville Chamberlain a "48-hour ultimatum." The 48 hours expired, and nothing happened. For a member of the Cabinet to hand the P.M. an ultimatum is something which in London simply isn't done-but nervous Britons were willing to admit that, if it ever is, Hore-Belisha is the sort...
Coming from new Haven are all 27 Yale coaches, directors, and ahletic impressaries, including Paul Barnett, administrative officer of the Y.A.A. Harvard's Bill Bingham will be on hand to keep things under control, however...
...when every man is sick of four walls and a ceiling, when the notebook grows heavy and hateful in the hand, when Seniors try to get worried about Divisionals and can't, when Juniors first realize that they must have been studying far too hard before because they need a rest now, when Sophomores rent tandem bicycles, and when Freshmen buy their last new pair of white shoes...
...Vagabond smiled his silent approval of her act, and Meade unmourned, he placed his hand in the young girl...