Word: slightness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...peace and resolved that Japan should not keep any war spoils she might win (see p. 11). The British Government was passive, inclined to expect a Japanese victory at Shanghai and disposed to let Japan keep reasonable winnings. The French Government, while sympathetic toward Japan, was apathetic except for slight alarm lest a discussion of "treaty rights" in the Orient should lead to discussion of the Treaty of Versailles (which France does not want discussed). The Russian Government was on the qui vive (see p. 20). Thus Japan was not under pressure from any "united front'' presented...
...wrapped up in his Idea: the prevention of all disease by the perfection of the human body. Strong in his enthusiastic faith, he subjected his husky little daughter to every possible draught and germ. "She grew to be large and strong. Occasionally she suffered from a slight concussion of the brain, but she never caught a cold in the head...
...approach to electricity in particular that is a worthy one. In an increasingly mechanized world such as ours, with the uses of electricity growing daily, it is not far fetched to think that men who intend to enter government, for example, would do well to have a slight knowledge of the workings of the electrical relations...
...championship Winthrop House swimming team was defeated by a slight margin on Saturday afternoon by the Yale sophomore mermen...
Going into many of its meets only a slight favorite, the Crimson mermen have in every case emerged victorious by decisive margins. Despite defeats by Yale, Navy, and Princeton, the Pennsylvania team is one of the strongest in recent years and seems assured of wins in nearly half the events...