Word: mained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scarcely more than worth attending. The eye, however, was caught, held and delighted by the perfect ensemble pantomime of the chorus, which lolled and sat about at various levels throughout most of the production, and provided a sort of "visual accompaniment" to the action which centred about the main characters...
...main point of the Wesleyan speakers was that the present athletic program has failed to live up to what they termed the "democratic ideal". The traditional figure of the tall wagging the dog was discarded by the losers for one of more ancient derivation, that of the camel crowding the Arab out of his tent...
John Reed, a former Holy Cross football player, is coaching the team this year. He is a keen student of the game, and has trained his men thoroughly on the main points...
...miners were favorable on most of the points, but declared that in its main features the plan was arbitration and they remain resolutely opposed to arbitration in any form. The miners put forward the plan offered by Governor Pinchot (TIME, Dec. 7); to this the operators were as strongly opposed because it granted the "check...
...ministered to the Imperial family up to the last moment. She is said to possess a letter in the autograph of the Tsar written to several would-be rescuers at Ekaterinburg: "The cherished moment has arrived; you will be able to act. The seventh and eighth windows from the main entrance are now always open. Our guards consist of 13 men armed with revolvers and bombs. All the keys are with the Commandant, who treats us well enough. If you can aid us to escape through the window, please inform us. If we must have our son drugged to make...