Word: refrains
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this growing disease Congress has long been meditating, and the result of years of rehashing is the Harrison Bill. Called by President Roosevelt one of the most important of his tenure, its purpose is to equalize educational opportunities among the states by grants from a federal fund and still refrain from interference with local policy. To tax one part of the country in order to support the schools of another may be a breach of state autonomy, but it is the only means of preserving to rural America a vestige of public education. The Southeast cannot support schools...
Hippopotamoid Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goring ordered all German soldiers in uniform to refrain from the Lambeth Walk, because it presents a 'disgraceful picture," forbade his airforce bands even to play the tune...
...present, it was thought that the problem of keeping the seal off students' note paper was very nearly solved as the offending engravers and printing companies were traced and sent requesters to refrain from the practice of using the Harvard seal...
...This Government . . . cannot refrain from making known this country's condemnation of the acts which have resulted in the temporary extinguishment of the liberties of a free and independent people...
...territorial demands. In fact, even Neville Chamberlain was inclined to doubt the Fuhrer's promises. Such countries as Poland and Hungary were not doubting his threats, however. When he arrived back in Berlin, Storm Troop units and loud speakers sang all day a song with the refrain: Today we own Germany, Tomorrow the whole world...