Word: minore
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile the Council of the League of Nations met-"without movie arcs"-and found itself still completely deadlocked as to whether Germany alone should be given a permanent Council seat,* or whether Poland, Spain, Brazil or some other Minor Power should be permanently seated likewise (TIME, March...
...Crete, his birthplace, from Turkish dominion and brought it under Greek rule (1890-1909). He organized the Balkan League, which thrust Turkey back from considerable European territory in the Balkan War of 1912. After the World War, Venizelos proved himself easily the greatest diplomat among the representatives of minor powers at the Paris Peace Conference. His "enticing charm"-as one statesman expressed it-won for Greece so much added territory that the Greco-Turkish frontier is now but 20 miles from Constantinople...
...offensive weapon came with the new ruling, passed on Saturday by the Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee at its meeting in New York. This move comes in answer to an increasing feeling that the pass has developed to a point where its use must be more strictly regulated. Minor rulings were also passed by the committee...
...this chauvinistic attitude, but as long as the League continues to be a world congress rather than a European one such conflicts of interest are likely to occur. Since the gradations in rank among nations are gradual and often controversial, drawing a line between the great powers and minor becomes extremely difficult. Consequently the practice of awarding permanent seats in the council is a dangerous one. A remedy for this situation has been offered by Vis-count Ishii, President of the Assembly, who suggests that hereafter all conciliar places be elective...
...began with a staff of six tutors supervising the work of about one hundred. Within the last few years, however, the tutorial system has spread to most of the other departments in Harvard College. There are low ninety-three tutors, and the system is no longer regarded as a minor issue. It is a fixture...