Word: reached
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Gibson career began at the foot of the foreign service ladder, at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 1908. It took him ten years to reach Paris. Woodrow Wilson in 1919 made him U.S. Minister to Poland. Calvin Coolidge transferred his ministerial duties to Switzerland and finally, in 1927, elevated him to the rank of U.S. Ambassador at Brussels...
...cutter Walcott had ordered the 150-ton two-master to halt for inspection off Trinity Shoals. The Walcott had fired a three-pounder through the I'm Alone's rigging but instead of stopping she had turned and fled, her powerful Diesel engines boosting her out of reach...
...quota of foreign fellowships and scholarships, however, presents an impediment to this bond of mutual relations which is becoming more keenly felt. Dr. Adolf Morsback, director of the German Academic Exchange Service, indicates in his recent report that unless more money is devoted to this purpose it will soon reach the limit of its benefits...
Once he begins to reach the point where his earning capacity is large, his income is in direct proportion to his ability to sell and to reach those who have the funds. His rewards then may become extremely large, but to a great extent they are the rewards of years spent learning what the field is all about. After ten or fifteen years a partnership, a position as department manager, or some similarly remunerative work should be within his grasp...
...applications for the scholarship should be sent to Palache and should reach him before April 1. Applications should give a clear outline of the work intended as well as an estimate of the expenses involved...