Word: obtained
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Berlin the military expert of the Tageblatt declared: "It might not be a feat of madness on Mussolini's part to invade the Nile Basin. We believe Italy could obtain the mastery of Egypt without the firing of a single shot in the Mediterranean...
...Chief of Staff of the B. E. F. in France, and their bland, trim, assured General Manager Sir Charles Craven, famed in Mayfair for his mannerism of "talking down to the ruling class." The Chairman of the Royal Commission asked if in Vickers' experience bribery is necessary to obtain armament orders outside of Britain...
Electrons, genealogy and collecting model penguins are among the 80 hobbies which have been recorded so far in the poll being, conducted by the Union Committee. All these hobbies will be filed at the Union and any member of the class will be able to obtain the names of his classmates who have similar interests...
...furniture, in moved a Court Clerk named Nelson A. Potter. Promptly the ungrateful Press announced even the Supreme Court now had a press agent. Actually Clerk Potter had been appointed to put an end to old complaints of the Press that it was unduly difficult to see or obtain copies of official Court documents. His job, to make available briefs, decisions and opinions, specifically excluded the issuance of hand-outs and press releases...
Formerly, a large number of scholarships with small stipends were granted, most of them a few hundred dollars each. The small size of these awards often compelled worthy recipients to obtain outside work. It has been felt that the amount of study now required of a student at Harvard precludes the possibility of his spending much energy in earning money...