Word: resentful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...being confined according to Muhammadan law to direct descendants of the Prophet. It seems unlikely that he desires in any way to undermine the spiritual authority of Mulai Yusef who sits in the shade of the Shereefian Umbrella at Rabat or at his other capitals. But he undoubtedly does resent any interference with the internal affairs of the Riff country and, provided that is assured to him with adequate boundaries as a guarantee, he may well become as good a Shereef as the Empire can boast...
...following quotation from Whitman is characteristic and anyone familiar with his writings will, I think, like myself, resent the statement on Page 3 that he was an atheist...
...Warriner wrote to Mr. Lewis that the operators had given full powers to their negotiating committee, that they had chosen their representatives and did not intend to change them at the dictation of the miners. "You would, I am sure, resent any attempt by us to say who should represent the mine workers. We must maintain the same right to say who shall represent the operators. This right has been exercised, and the personnel of the committee can not be changed...
...nature of the times, understandable enough. That the fierce hatred of the Greeks and the Turks in the present era led to minority expulsions was comprehensible, considering the semi-civilization that permeates those countries. But in Poland and Germany, whose peoples pride themselves on their culture, who would bitterly resent the slightest imputation that they were uncivilized, the mournful spectacle of thousands of Germans and Poles driven from their homes-gloomy men, weeping women and frightened children-must have caused the great Herald to draw a bar sinister across the escutcheon of civilization. Thus averred unbiased critics...
...country in July. Last week, Italy decided to beat Belgium?annouced she would be gin similar negotiations on June 25. Because of her sudden haste, Italy will not be able to get a debt commission to this country by the time she set?probably Ambassador de Martino will rep resent his country at the opening of negotiations...