Word: latter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...note accepting Britain's invitation to the Conference described the latter as "a discussion which will anticipate the problem raised under Article 21 of that [the Washington, 1922] treaty, as well as broaden its whole scope...
...British and U. S. warships, says Jane's, are stodgy, orthodox. Pioneering in naval construction has passed to the smaller naval powers: Japan, France, Germany. The latter's "pocket battleship," Ersatz Preussen," is quite the most remarkable warship produced since...
This year Professor Hurlbut was giving two courses, English 31 and English 7, the former a course in advanced English composition, and the latter on early eighteenth century English authors. He had been granted sabbatical leave for the second half of the current year...
...operating results of firms reporting to the bureau for both 1927 and 1928 in the lumber, lumber and mason material, and mason material groups indicated that in all but the latter division gross margin was greater in 1928 than in the preceeding year. In all three groups total expense was greater and net profits on sales less in 1928. This variation was similar to that found in other retail fields during the last few years...
...leads his mercenaries into battle and pushes back with long, stiffened fingers the cloaks attached to various 18th Century uniforms. He is a soldier of fortune who earns his living fighting wars for popinjay princes and who takes a dislike to his current employer because of a remark the latter has passed about his (Crack's) mother. Best shot: Crack, at the battle front, making sissified King Leopold (Lowell Sherman) drop a handkerchief as a signal for shooting an officer...