Word: obstructiveness
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Segregation at meals continues to obstruct that free intercourse between student and tutor which is one of the most important phases of the tutorial system. While it is true that in some Houses the regular tutors tables have fallen into an encouraging desuetude, and relations have become less strained, the majority of tutors, particularly in Eliot and Leverett, preserve their social indolence and still sit comfortably aloof in the dining halls...
...Should anybody attempt to obstruct solution of the Manchurian question, we should be obliged to combat such interferers relentlessly no matter who they may be. ... Our kingly way is to guide the policy of Manchoukuo in a spirit identical with the glorious regime of benevolence and justice peculiar to our imperial destiny to control the moral and spiritual advance of the world...
...defaulting state of New South Wales (TIME, April 18 et seq.). Since the Federal Treasury has made good the State's defaults, and since the Federal Parliament has authorized tax seizures, Sir Philip protested the circulation by Premier Lang of a letter ordering officials of New South Wales to obstruct the seizures. This letter Sir Philip called "illegal," told Mr. Lang he could either withdraw his letter or resign as Premier, whereat he promptly resigned...
...Japanese Government-controlled concern, led the exploitation of the country with a view to monopolizing all economic and industrial enterprises and crushing the interests of the Chinese themselves. In recent years, however, the Chinese have been developing their own industries and Japan felt aggrieved, as she saw they would obstruct her grandiose schemes. Not a few Japanese urged "strong action" against China. A convenient instrument they found in the immigration of the Koreans to "colonize" the country. During the past three months the clash of the Koreans and the Chinese at Wanpaoshan, the anti-Chinese massacres in Korea...
...city of Bombay a mob of "Untouchables" (the despised lowest class whose status Mr. Gandhi has tirelessly sought to raise) suddenly decided, last week, to fling themselves on the ground before the holy Nasik Temple and thus obstruct Lordly Brahmans from their worship. All India shuddered at reports that an Untouchable girl had slapped the face of a Brahman priest-far worse than a Negro wench's slapping a white bishop in Dixie. One hundred Untouchables were jailed...