Word: met
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Narodni Vybor (National Council) took over the governments of the countries of Bohemia, Moravia, Ruthenia, Silesia and Slovakia, which had formerly belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Less than a month later (Nov. 14, 1918) the National Assembly met at Prague?capital of Czecho-Slovakia?and formally declared the State of Czechoslovakia to be a Republic and elected Masaryk, who was in New York, as its first president...
...came and he went into the Red Cross as a publicity man. Meanwhile his social life prospered?he met and befriended Gwendolyn Shorts (nee Schwartz), the only daughter of a wealthy Middle Western mother, who was doing her best to " d�but" her daughter into Washington society. Gwendolyn's debut flivvered, but Ralph did not. He was canny, waited and won her and her fortune. He had grown a trifle tubby with the passage of years?he would grow more corpulent still, but he had succeeded. The fleshpots were his. He ends, for the present, as Executive Secretary...
Charley Paddock, American sprinter: " Arriving in Paris for the international university fetes on May 6, I was met by a large delegation. After expressing my affection for France, I said: 'My form is superb . . I am going to pulverize all my records...
...view of the fact that that limit is by no means definitely established in international law, a suggestion that it be extended is bound to be met with approval by some lawyers, as well as by those who are primarily concerned with law enforcement. The limit was first fixed at a league (of three miles) in the days of sailing ships, when that was considered a sufficient margin of safety to allow for the apprehension of smugglers. There is, therefore, much to be said in favor of its extension, even though the mile of " hot pursuit" allows a revenue cutter...
...expenses of attending the conference, including board and room, railroad fare, and registration fee will be about $45. For men who can not afford to pay the entire sum, part of the expense may be met in other ways, information concerning which may be obtained from the Graduate Secretary of Phillips Brooks House, where also application blanks may be secured...