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Word: obeys (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...parts of the Einstein theory have been verified. The first of these merely accounts for the peculiarity in the precession of the orbit of Mercury. The precession of this orbit does not seem to obey the Newtonian law of gravitation, inasmuch as the precession exceeds by 42 seconds of are a century any possible precession under the Newtonian laws. Einstein's theory accounts for this difference most satisfactorily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EINSTEIN THEORY PARTLY PROVED BY RECENT TESTS | 5/24/1923 | See Source »

Concerning prohibition: " I think the decision of the United States Supreme Court was a good one. . . . When we go to Europe we obey the laws of whatever country we are in, and when their boats come here we can expect them to obey pur laws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: A Trip to Europe | 5/12/1923 | See Source »

...attract attention," "Don't block traffic," "Don't argue," "Always obey the police," were the main instructions to pickets. These tactics, in regular use in the garment unions, are in marked contrast to the provocative and often violent methods employed by less educated and intelligently led unions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: A School for Strikers | 3/3/1923 | See Source »

...short, what America needs today is a few politicians who obey the motto: "Be sure you're right, then go ahead," with the emphasis on the "go ahead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BLOCS AND BLOCKHEADS | 10/23/1922 | See Source »

...with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The second point noted from last year's speech is vitiated by the admission that the central unions have no control over the actions of the local labor organizations or their members in regard to walk-outs. When men refuse to obey the commands of their leaders or to accept the offerings of the employer, there seems no way left to offer justice to either side or preserve the advantages of collective bargaining...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "GOD SAVE LABOR" | 4/26/1922 | See Source »

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