Word: nones
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...holes until sandwiches and heartening bottles of brandy could be passed in, and finally by excavating and propping up passages through which they could crawl. A few perished, even at this late stage, when some of the propped passageways collapsed. Injured were 30 policemen, soldiers and volunteers; killed none...
...Marshal Chiang's triumph dwarfs to insignificance that in which was fought the Great War? for China is four times as large as the total battle areas of Europe, with the Balkans thrown in. From the standpoint of manpower and gunpower the comparison of course, reverses itself; but none the less Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek commanded at one time not less than a third of a million armed Chinamen. From the short belt, which girdles his slender waist, hang, metaphorically, the scalps of a dozen conquered War Lords, among them that of the once dread Chang...
...audience shifted in their seats. On the platform back of him a dozen foreign surgeon-guests looked inquisitive, puzzled, amused. All waited for Dr. Martin to support his statement with statistics; he supplied none. After the day's session the surgeons buzzed at each other with pompous cynicism. Quotable comments...
...Dear reader: it is with feelings in which modesty and a knowledge of my own disabilities are sadly mixed that I take my pen in hand to inform you, my dear superior officer, (for I can suppose it is none other who is about to read this manuscript) that my little detachment is surrounded by the enemy...
...being shelled by the counter-barrage of our own allies. The cupoia has evidently been mistaken for the alcove of enemy sniper-philologists. The barrage is mainly giant hugos. Thus far none of these has taken affect, but my men are on the point of mutiny from another reason. Those tiny diabolical maupaasants and balance, of short range but exquisite torturing power, even to the most hardened bibliophile, are driving them to the point of madness. . . . I am planning this bluebook in the hands of my sleekest section...