Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sampson's adherents charged that Schley had been negligent, had mismanaged his part of the campaign, had disobeyed orders. In 1901 Schley demanded a Court of Inquiry which was held. Sampson was too ill to appear. But Schley, who was an aggressive type of man, was on hand, quick of eye and springy of step, hearty and good natured in spite of being a grizzled veteran past 60. He was personally attractive, impulsive, brave and sure of himself. The Court found him guilty of "vacillation, dilatoriness and lack of enterprise," and declared that he had been slow in obeying...
...that Britain abandon her role of customs administrator. This she is reluctant to do, feeling that she now has a heavy "vested interest" in the tariff; and alleging that the Chinese Government is not yet strong enough to administer a tax which the various Tuchuns would be only too quick to seize for themselves if Britain were not there to stop them. The U. S. has generally taken the attitude that China must be given tariff autonomy before she can "grow up" out of her present weakness. Japan claims, apparently with supporting documents, that Imperial China granted the right...
Michigan, knowing like Illinois the value of a quick start, scored two touchdowns in the first five minutes of its game with Wisconsin. Score: Michigan 21; Wisconsin...
...number three. With this combination the Crimson team showed more power and was able to hold the Elis to an average of one goal in each period. In the last period the game was saved for the Blue only by its tremendous lead, when Harvard scored four goals in quick succession...
...America must bow to the inevitable "what and what and then again", retreating with "that lovely lady" and her friends to the shades of an Anglo-Armenian oblivion. Like many even bonnier brethren he must watch the dust collect upon his once bright leaves while bastard epigrams evince a quick decay...