Word: mained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pointed out that, although Premier Zaghlul has intimated his desire of conferring with the British Labor Government upon questions in Egypt, affecting British interests, his determination to achieve real independence for his country is likely to meet with a rebuff from London. The main British interests in Egypt are: safety of the Suez Canal route; safety of British interests in the Sudan, the sovereignty of which remains British pending negotiations with Egypt; safeguards for foreigners in Egypt who were hitherto under British protection; compensation for certain foreign officials; maintenance of military and air force bases...
Fundamentalism is more than a name and more than a misnomer. It has corporate existence, The main organization seems to be "The Christian Fundamentals League," a corporation having "international offices" at 313 West Third St., Los Angeles. The Moody Bible School in Chicago is also the center of an active Fundamentalist organization...
...introduced into the National Bank Act, State banks have been able to escape its effects when enacted in the State under whose jurisdiction they lie, by converting themselves into National Banks. The tendency of the best State banks of Oklahoma a few years ago to do this, was the main feature which prevented the serious collapse of banks in that State from making a clean sweep of Oklahoma's banking institutions...
...makers results as it must, the derision and disregard of really rational laws is not far off. Obedience to law is a habit and so is disobedience. If the energy of law-making and of law enforcement is to be spent on childish, insincere and unnecessary regulations, the main body of necessary law can not be expected to hold a revered or admired place in American minds...
...backs of the Maples at the Arena tonight. With the initial Eli contest only four days away, this evening's fracas with the local club team is regarded as a keying-up process for the big session with Yale on Saturday. Although warming up in action will be the main objective tonight, this does not mean that Coach Winsor is enthusiastic about coming out with the chilly end of the score...