Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...proceedings of the House in Committee of the Whole were not final, but merely to whip the bill into such shape that it can be passed with only a few roll calls in regular session. The House still would have an opportunity to change the surtax rates, for example, before final passage. After such passage the bill will go to the Senate, which is expected to restore the bill more nearly to its original form. Then it will go into joint conference to be shaped into some sort of a satisfactory compromise before ultimate adoption by both Houses...
...result is the present situation, in which the cat chases his own tail. Failing to get the requisite marks in the first place, the student is given an extra handicap in the shape of probation and told to produce even higher grades than before. While the paternal system exists, probation, as a punishment for disciplinary offenses, may be justified, but a s a remedy for low marks and based on inconclusive marks, probation can hardly be other than short-sighted and utterly unjust...
...days after signing the agreement Emperor Simmons founded the Knights of the Flaming Sword. He denied that he had sold all his "rights in connection" with "the Klan" but added that in order to "sever all relations in every manner, shape or form" his royalty of $1,000 a month was discounted and he had been paid $90,000 in cash. He added "a new movement, not antagonistic to the Klan, was launched here [Jacksonville] yesterday by citizens of Florida and elsewhere, of a national scope, of which I have the honor to be the head...
...regularly yet, but their proven ability makes them outstanding candidates. Philip Spalding '25 has made a vast improvement over his last year's form. R. F. Cordingley '25 was also showing up to very good advantage until he broke his wrist recently. His physician expects him to be in shape to play before May 1, and does not anticipate any permanent result from his injury...
...best of our knowledge and belief, the one package that preserves both aroma and form. This is because the inner air-tight wrapping is enclosed in an outer box that is light and comfortable in the pocket, yet adequate to preserve the cigarettes in perfect shape...