Word: retardation
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...apologies!" said Albert, King of Belgians, and let in the royal clutch, "you did right to stop me. Mais je suis un peu en retard. I must hurry. I am late for work. Au revoir...
...Cabinet is desirous to check any possible action by local politicians which might retard nation-wide observance of the retrenchments outlined in the recent decrees...
...manner in which Seniors receive this extension of privilege. The results of the experiment will be watched closely by the Faculty, and if an orgy of promiscuous cutting follows the inauguration of the rule, the experiment will be adjudged a failure. A reaction would then inevitably follow which would retard for years the progress of this liberal movement in which Harvard may take a just pride in being the leader...
...superbly improvised dramas. He began with the artifice of making it appear that he was playing his regular game and that Lacoste was rising to stupendous heights. The little Frenchman, never a brilliant player, was at first so appalled to find himself facing the champion that Tilden had to retard his own strokes a trifle obviously in order to give him his cue, but once Lacoste had perceived what was wanted of him the drama moved forward with a steadily sharpening curve of emotion. Lacoste took the first set 6-3, the second 12-10. The champion now employed...
...will be its [the Federation's] mission to comb out of the world civilization those virtues which lend themselves to happiness and progress, and foster and cultivate them, and to make determined war upon those elements which retard or misdirect and which are hangovers of primitive days...