Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Civil War veterans, some $50,000,000 for World War veterans, about $18,000,000 for Civil Service retirements. These bills, he intimated, would have to be trimmed so that Uncle Sam could make ends meet, or the President might have to use his veto power...
...Mussolini! The throne of his power rests upon the bodies of an oppressed people. His sword is at their throats. The vision that delights his eye is a field of the slaughtered. The picture that most entrances his soul is an ocean of blood, through which he can walk with brutal, tyrannical feet...
...trial may come this spring or next fall. If this spring, the President may call a special session of the Senate to meet after Congress adjourns. Mr. Cummins suggested this to the Court, and Mr. Borah doubted its legality. Senator Williams of Missouri then asked what court had power to review the Senate's act. To this Mr. Cummins made answer...
...second base, and though the shift did not add to the team's attack, Chase made several hard stops around the mid-way sector, accepting three chances without the semblance of an error. Coach Mitchell also changed his batting order in the hope of improving the team's scoring power. Chauncey was moved up to the sixth place, Sullivan at the same time dropping to the next to the last post...
Discarding "horse power" as the unit of capacity-measurement for hydraulic turbines-prime movers of the electric industry-and rating turbines in terms of kilowatts instead...