Word: obstructionism
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Late that afternoon the M-2 had not been heard from. Out from the naval depot at Gosport sped an alarm. Navy men scurried from their homes, from cinemas, from pubs, from dance halls. Minesweepers, destroyers, every available ship put out into Dead Man's Bay. Searchlights dug into...
Ill lay: Showman Lee Shubert, in Manhattan, of a glandular ailment; Banker Paul Moritz Warburg, in Manhattan, of a "breakdown of the eye nerves"; Jane Addams, famed social worker, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, recovering rapidly from an operation for ovarian cyst; Cinemactress Marjorie White, in Philadelphia, of severe injuries...
When its share in the present conference is considered, the temptation to view the French delegation's attitude as one of obstruction pure and simple is very strong. And yet it must be remembered that they are only asserting, in their own opinion, the legality of treaties and agreements largely...
It was generally felt that the obstruction of right of way caused by the rotunda was an unnecessary evil, A proposal was made by C. R. Apted, head caretaker in the University to utilize an entrance now concealed by Foster's Restaurant instead of the rotunda. Before the rotunda was...
To Thinker Smith it seemed clear that any obstruction to imports reduced the total number of exports and was therefore against the interests of all nations, since in every transaction both buyer and seller profit. To increase the number of transactions and therefore the number of benefits to all, he...