Word: prudently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Defense. Germans may rest easy that their treaty-restricted army of only 100,000 men will be raised to the highest attainable pitch of efficiency through the prudent expenditure, next year, of some 700,000,000 gold marks ($165,900,000) -some 30,000,000 more than last year. Even so this sum is dwarfed by the total of War pensions budgeted: 1,300,000,000 gold marks, or one-third more than the reparations payments...
...distinguishing mark on his uniform, Chiang is a conqueror of dominating mien, not a comradely Bolshevik backslapper. He has publicly disavowed Bolshevism; and he is much more dangerous to the Great Powers than if he were a Bolshevik. His purpose is to accomplish, by any means (including Bolshevism where prudent) all that is implied by the threadbare but kindling phrase "China for the Chinese...
...games above listed: "What dance is named after a saint?" Under these circumstances, it would be tactful of you to withdraw the St. Vitus question and substitute one of the following questions in its place. Be tactful. Hand the QUIZZER an advance list of your guests and let him,, prudent, "check" the questions against this guest-list and make substitutions. Here are some substitute or "reserve" questions...
...resigned from the marines to continue as "Philadelphia Dry Tsar," and at the same time Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick of Philadelphia dismissed him. The War Department recognized that General Butler had been the victim of Philadelphia politics and allowed him to withdraw his resignation. His assignment to China is prudent, well-advised, a happy choice...
...young women at Simmons, remembering these Commandments† decided a more prudent arrangement would be this...