Word: portion
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Charles has justified himself. He has produced a picture (A Woman of 'Paris') which will nail, up new signs at the crossroads, of cinema progress. He has not acted in the picture; instead of his agitated derby he has employed that essential portion of his being just below...
...first meeting of the Harvard Canadian Club will take place tonight in the common room of Conant Hall at 8 o'clock. It will be open to all members of the University coming from any portion of the United Kingdom...
...young black man reared on a Georgia farm returns to America from Europe. He returns with at least some portion of fame. For several years Roland Hayes has been singing recitals in England and on the Continent. His success has been astonishing, with public acclamations and ecstasies of praise from the critics. As a pinnacle to these honors he sang by Royal command before...
...great yearning of Harry Wills, heavyweight Negro, to clamber into a ring with Champion Dempsey has almost been equaled in recent months by the yearning of a great portion of the fight public to see Wills do so. So far Dempsey's sagacious management has been able to sidestep. Wills and the public have waited wistfully...
...troops into Corfu after the occupation. The customs were seized by the Italians and the Greek Govenment was informed that it must pay for the cost of occupation. Upward of 5,000 soldiers were in occupation of the islands of Corfu, Paxos, Antipaxos, Cephalonia and Samos, while a large portion of the Italian fleet, including seaplanes, submarines, destroyers, and auxiliary craft were patrolling the area...