Word: protection
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gibbet and hang me on it and another gibbet and hang you beside me. If they do I'll die happy in the knowledge that we have saved the Pacific coast from attack. We have done our duty to the United States. We have made it possible to protect the Pacific Islands and to put up a good naval fight for the Philippines...
...last year, or ?14,511,000 in all. Despite economies that will be effected in withdrawing the Air Force from Mesopotamia and Palestine the Air Force is to be increased by 24 squadrons during the next two years, which means that Britain will have about 200 aeroplanes to protect her from aerial aggression in 1925. For further details see Page...
...planes for its home defense. The Labor Ministry may be unwilling to challenge France in a race for air supremacy (and it has already incurred a disapproving vote in the House of Lords on this score) ; but it seems as determined as the former Ministry to protect England's shores against air attacks...
Last week the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. declared its intention to bring suit to protect its patents ; the A. T. & T. operates the station WEAF, in Manhattan, and brought suit against station WHN, operated by Loew's State Theatre...
...South Sea crabs which climb cocoanut trees at night, cut down the nuts with their shears and come down to eat the meat of the nuts which have burst in falling. The planters are compelled to protect their trees with collars of tin about six inches wide, on which the crabs cannot get a foothold...