Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...return of Metaxas will give the Conservatives the vigorous leader whom they now lack. With Venizelos back in France, cordially hated by both Royalists and Republicans, the able Metaxas is free to work for a later return of the Glücksburg or some other monarchy. His return will hearten the Royalists to intense activity, as he is looked upon as the cleverest man in Greece. As a military leader he is regarded very highly, both in Greece and in Germany, where he was called the "Little Moltke." Kaiser Wilhelm used to say of him: "If I had five...
Much of the indifferent attitude of the average student towards national affairs has been due to a lack of practical instruction in vital issues of the day, according to Director John Hamlin of the College Bureau. These clubs, providing as they do constructive programs devoted to current political questions and nationally-known speakers to discuss them before the student body, are receiving serious affection and hearty support from college men and women...
...outrage, and none promised to the testimony. And only the guarantee of immediate publicity has been proved effective in making witnesses carefully consider, their statements. There was no large sum of money involved, and so no inducement to fairness. There was no party spirit, and therefore the inevitable lack of the American's time-honored custom of giving his political opponent the benefit of the doubt. What is more all those testifying were honest, had not been convicted or even accused of any crime, and so were without the requisite training in the business of life necessary to the infallible...
...seem to feel that studying Fine Arts in this way is too mechanical a method and that it follows that we are studying matter instead of mind, technique instead of spirit. We here in the Department do not agree with this criticism and feel that it is based on lack of understanding of the facts...
...little group of hammer throwers which he was superintending yesterday afternoon behind the Stadium were three Juniors, five Sophomores, three Freshmen,--no Seniors and no "H" men. Despite this lack of seasoned material, Coach Farrell retained his customary optimism...