Word: repairing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that impeachment was a trial, not to settle a political argument, but to establish crime." Had Johnson's impeachment succeeded, says Author Hendrick, the Presidency "would have been so diminished, would have so become the sport of legislators, that the constitutional fabric would have been shaken almost beyond repair." The U. S. would have had a government comparable to England's Parliamentary system, where the Executive and Judiciary would have had to command a two-thirds majority of both Houses. And the impeachment failed by one vote...
Next afternoon just as the ancient twin-funneled royal yacht sailed off toward Portsmouth harbor, there broke from its yardarm the little signal flags dear to every sailor's heart. By the tactics of 100 years ago they meant, "Splice the Main-Brace," i.e., repair the stays holding up the middle of a frigate's three masts. By venerable naval usage "Splice the Main-Brace" means to issue an extra round of navy rum to every man jack aboard ship. Again the fleet...
...forecasters were suggesting that Vice President Garner might have to break a tie. And many a loyal Administrationist feared that though the President might still succeed in ramming his Plan through intact, in doing so he would "win the battle and lose the war" by splitting his Party beyond repair. Already it was plain that resentment against the Court Plan had put Congress into a negative, do-nothing temper...
Reassembled this week in the harbor of Honolulu and at Pearl Harbor, the U. S. fleet currently sails for California. To their bases at San Diego and Long Beach are ordered 42 destroyers, 20 submarines, 12 minesweepers, three destroyer tenders, three submarine tenders, one rescue vessel, one repair ship, four oil-carriers, two storeships, the hospital ship, and three auxiliaries. To San Francisco for the May 28 dedication of the Golden Gate Bridge go the fleet's ten battleships, four aircraft carriers, 14 heavy cruisers, seven light cruisers, and four plane guard destroyers...
Last year, a similar situation presented itself during reading period and exams although the Freshman Class were the primary sufferers. Electric drills and cement mixers were called into play to repair the wall around the yard. So great was the disturbance that many Yardlings were forced to leave Cambridge in order to do any studying...