Word: heeded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pick-up coil receives the impulse, which in turn is communicated to the apparatus on the engine controlling the air brakes. If the signal is set at "caution" or "danger," the magnet reflects that indication and the speed of the train is automatically reduced. If the engineer does not heed this warning but allows his train to pass to a zone nearer the danger, a second magnet further reduces the speed. At the nearest point to the actual danger short of collision or wreck, the train is brought to a stop. Promoters of the invention demonstrated that the train could...
...Chamber did not heed M. Painlevé. For an entire week it seethed and bubbled with debate, the character of which was such that no less than 120 hopelessly conflicting amendments were offered and howled down by everyone not of the faction interested. At length M. Painlevé called for a tentative "vote of confidence" by offering a motion to close the general debate and begin debate upon the provisions of the bill in detail...
With these events upon the calendar, this should be the week of all others, not the Freshmen to heed Lampy's advice stay home from Boston dances, and concentrate upon their class affairs...
Stern Frenchmen opined that the Druses would heed permanently such a warning that they must not murder Christians, pillage caravans, or continue to ambush French regiments. The Druses replied by engaging the French in battle with what weapons they can command for three entire days. At the end of that the French forces evacuated Suedia after an occupation of 36 hours, "on account of lack of water," according to French communiques, and took up a position at Messei Frey...
Official Cognizance. Hearing these murmurs, Secretary Kellogg took heed. He well remembered the storm that broke when Count Karolyi was admitted to this country to visit his sick Countess but forbidden political utterances (TIME, Mar. 2). He considered what might be done in the case of this Parsee with the unpronounceable name, Shapurji Saklatvala. Secretary Hughes had had his Karolyi, but Secretary Kellogg did not want a Saklatvala for a Karolyi...