Word: reference
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Opinions differ widely as to the extent of the power wielded by Grigori. Some people claim that his is "the greatest force that has ever shown itself in Communist Russia, not excepting Lenin." Others refer to him merely as "Lenin's assistant...
Italy, like France, has two budgets. When statesmen talk of prosperity, they point with pride to the surplus in the ordinary budget; when they complain of some untoward action on the part of another nation, they refer to the deficit in the extraordinary budget. Thus, despite the much-ado over Italy's financial recovery, budgets which balance, etc., the real position (as shown by the estimates for 1924-25) is, according to Ugo Ancona in the Giornale d'Italia...
...chief, Lord Spencer, used to refer to him, was a man of staid Scotch qualities: intellectually honest, sober in all respects; a scholar of no mean repute, well-traveled and rich. His mind was practical. In Parliament he was formidable; in the country his speeches were direct, forceful and efficient; but he was no orator, and no man has ever rightly said of him that he was in any sense demagogic. He hated publicity and one of his favorite phrases was: "I don't think we need publish this urbi et orbi." His ability at quoting the classics was remarkable...
...inscription consists of four lines, the first two of which refer to the painting. "The American Soldier Arrives", on the right, and the last two to the painting on the left, "Victory and Death." The inscription is as follows...
...Delegate E. J. Henning, Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Department of Labor, said the Conference was an autonomous body and had no need to refer questions to another body. "In fact," said he, "I am not quite sure to what organization the honorable gentleman from Great Britain is referring...