Word: respective
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dresses very properly, and if all women followed her style the country would be better off. Mrs. Coolidge is a woman of tremendous common sense. I have not seen her in all types of costume, but I have never seen her when her dress was not correct in every respect...
...Participation in the work of the preparatory commission involves no commitment with respect to attendance upon any conference or conferences, and the attitude of this government in that regard can- not be defined in advance of the calling of such meeting...
They wanted to answer "Yes," but their respect for their reputations kept them from committing themselves. What they were strongly inclined to believe was that the problem of surplus agricultural products and consequent low returns to farmers had become predominant. Already that issue has involved the dormant tariff issue...
...asking only for a vote accepting the League Council's decision in principle. The specific details of the settlement will be negotiated and presented to the House during February. . . . The policy of the present Government with respect to Mosul is merely to carry out the policy of Lord Curzon, who signed the Treaty of Lausanne, upon which the adjudication of the League Council is based; and that of Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, whose Labor Government ratified the Treaty. . . . Since we have accepted a mandate over the Kingdom of Irak [containing Mosul] from the League, we are pledged to carry...
...Captain Burr was recalled to Manhattan and placed on the staff of General Washington. The General did not like the young whippersnapper. The young Captain had small respect for the abilities of his commander. So at 20 Burr was made a Major on the staff of General Israel Putnam...