Word: limited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Today we lack many things appertaining to complete equality. This territory, now evacuated, still is subject to regulations which limit Germany's self-deter-mination and her sovereignty. Even today the German land on the Saar is separated from the mother country, under an administration alien to it. We will hope that our German brothers and sisters on the Saar, to whom we in this hour give a pledge of our gratitude for their loyal attitude, will soon be reunited with us." (Administered by the League today, the Saar will decide by plebiscite in 1935 whether to continue...
...chair to make sure Enterprise's rigging was shipshape. The halyard fouled and he was stuck at the masthead, red whiskers blowing in the breeze, for more than an hour. In the last race of the week, Enterprise was the only contender to finish within the time limit, again proving her ability to move without wind...
...Unholy Three. He ascertained he could best imitate a female voice not in falsetto but by speaking quietly and enunciating carefully. Last of the great stars to make a talkie (except Chaplin, who still swears he will never talk), Lon Chaney explained his reluctance by saying that speech would limit his disguises, make it impossible for him to wear part of his make-up in his mouth Last week Chaney was visiting a Manhattan hospital twice daily for throat treatment...
...wine glasses belonging to his official home packed in barrels and shipped to storage; 2) he returned vigorously to his old thesis that Prohibition is only one of many important elements in the general crime situation, boldly defied a move by Congress to reduce the appropriation for and thus limit the scope of his National Law Enforcement Commission...
...Metre. At Gothenburg, Sweden, six-metre boats of seven nations began a series for the Scandinavian Gold Cup. The first day was so calm that the winner took more than the limit of four hours for the course, and the race had to be sailed over. This time a terrific squall delayed the start. Sweden got the best start; the Dutch boat blanketed the U. S. Ripple and Sweden stayed in front. In the third race the Ripple made a long beat to port while the Swedish yacht was off to starboard, came round the first buoy on the second...