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They will have a hard time at Washington where officials have already expressed themselves as displeased at the Franco-British agreement. M. Caillaux last week asked the French press to be mild in its comments?not to stir up ill feeling that will hinder the mission's work at Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Expeditionary Force | 9/7/1925 | See Source »

...that such statements not founded on truth are consistent with the lively, interesting and effective periodical which you are publishing. The rest of the article is quite consistent, for when a Methodist Minister tries to get a hearing for the gospel, usually such periodicals as yours aid rather than hinder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utterly Misrepresented | 8/31/1925 | See Source »

...after course requirements are satisfied. It must become the prominent obligation of Junior and Senior years. This means reducing course requirements. Now that the tutorial system is acclaimed a success, to continue the extra burden of the full quota of courses is to dissipate the student's energies and hinder his most effective development...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A GLANCE AHEAD | 6/18/1925 | See Source »

...defending Blacks were not in sufficient force to attempt to hold any of the archipelago except Oahu, the chief island. They expected the Blues to attempt to establish an air base on the island of Lanai. Seven Black airplanes were dispatched to Lanai to hinder the Blues. The Blacks, with about 15,000 troops available, were required to keep 4,000 to man the fortifications. A cordon of troops was established at all the available landing beaches, and the remainder were held in reserve near the west coast, which was regarded as the most dangerous and the most likely point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: War Game | 6/15/1925 | See Source »

...lecture, there in a book, or yonder among their fellows. Our job is to give them a shock now and then and stimulate the endogenous development that each one must supervise for himself. That is all we can do, and when we try to do more, we hinder the process...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Persian University Letter No. 2 | 4/17/1925 | See Source »

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