Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wangled more than the Jones Act-a bill for complete independence. Swiftly Quezon marshaled his forces among the Islands' politicos, defeated the bill in the Philippine Legislature. Then, in 1934, Manuel Quezon, aided by powerful U.S. sugar and hemp lobbies, got his own independence bill. He became the obvious choice for first Philippine President. Manuel Quezon loudly proclaimed that he would not run unless Sergio Osmeña ran with him for Vice President. Osmeña went along...
This failing was most obvious on a screen pass which started off perfectly, with Perkins the elder taking the ball while surrounded by blockers. But his protection simply stood around and watched some very pretty dodging, until finally he was tackled for no noticeable gain. That play should have been good for most of the way to paydirt...
...obvious reasons I'm repeating my last year's nomination: Stalin...
...result is obvious: a Europe brought to ruin, in which normal concepts of money, property and ownership have been so thoroughly overthrown that they may never be restored to the prewar basis...
...some reason the mammoth Camp Edwards eleven keeps losing games, and so the Crimson may escape the expected shellacking that seemed so obvious when the two teams met last month and the Harvards surprised everybody with a 7-0 victory...