Word: ridding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rid of Mrs. Hammonds. She is as capable, honest, clever and energetic as any person I ever met in the world. The only ones who really want her to leave here are a bunch of fellows who know they can't get everything that's loose, while she is out there in the outer office, keeping watch...
...then all those who risk their lives for a lofty principle in a war, they also would be murderers. The incidents of this affair were also a war by the butcher Petlura and his blood-thirsty gangs against an innocent and defenseless people. Any person who would get rid of such an inhuman, barbarous individual is a hero...
...chapters assigned the night before the quiz. There is no time for taking notes. They go to the section meeting remembering words, phrases, and paragraphs-mere print-and spit out all those which seem to have any application to the questions, with a sensation of relief at being rid of them. And, of course, they forget that mite because they accumulated only words and phrases which were not organized into any definite ideas on the subject. When the final examination comes there are no notes to study, the sources are immensely too bulky, and resort is had to purchased notes...
Georges Clemenceau, "Tiger" War Premier of France: "He told me he was going to get rid of Joffre, who was too old and too slow and who had taken no precautions to safeguard Verdun...
...line is not so hot," is a remark made by one of the Vermont players to a CRIMSON reporter in the locker room Saturday afternoon after the game. "Both of the first string ends are marvelous on the defense and our passer rarely had adequate time to get rid of the ball before one or the other or some times both had nailed him with a fierce, hard tackle. They are good on the offense too, and ought to worry future opposing backfields...