Word: quelling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...quell any possible fears that he was letting the U. S. get caught in a European quarrel. President Roosevelt spoke through Ambassador Davis: "The principles set forth last May by the President in his message [concerning Disarmament] to the heads of state remain the policy of the United States. . . . We are not, however, interested in the political elements of any purely European aspect of the picture...
...Canton Government of South China headed by General Chen Chi-tang promptly pitched into the Nanking Government "of all China" headed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who has made a truce with Japan (TIME, June 5). In view of this truce. Generalissimo Chiang had dispatched 60,000 troops to quell War Lord Feng, only to receive demands from General Chen that he call them back. "Canton," wired Canton's Chen, "will not look on [at the sending of troops against Feng] but will lead the whole nation toward righteousness...
...expected that this move by Professor Frankfurter will tend to quell any further speculation as to his being a possible incumbent of the office of Attorney-General in the Democratic cabinet of President Roosevelt...
...even the prospect of making 600,000 pesetas can quell the mortal dread of the sea which Escudero shares with many another gypsy (TIME, Jan. 25). For him the ocean and all water, he says, is hell. He spent his six days aboard the Aquitania this autumn lying in his cabin in a pair of red silk pyjamas, trembling lest he should die and be thrown overboard for fish to devour. Ashore he soon becomes the soul of assurance again. He wears grey flannel shirts for formal and informal occasions, usually with a tie he has crocheted himself. But last...
...length, but with less than three weeks of practice the Crimson chances of making a decent showing are negligible, against a strong Blue team with a regular schedule of four games. The Committee on the Regulation of Athletic Sports should realize that a severe beating by Yale will not quell the desire for 150-pound football, but will only result in a vociferous demand for a return of the full season...