Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spite of the rapidity with which public opinion is manufactured by the press, the wise say that the fostering of an international spirit must be a gradual affair. The more foolish say that fighting is a natural instinct. But that the permanent peace which the world must have and the strong nationalism which has universal dominion over the human imagination are in complete opposition to one another and that one of them must be abandoned, diplomats either do not see or else do not care...
Three throat operations, the last performed without an anesthetic, had not daunted Bratiano's spirit. He composed himself to sleep, inhaling pure oxygen, his swollen throat kept open by an inserted silver tube. As midnight tolled from a distant spire, the Premier stirred and seemed to rally. Then drops of an evil pus were discovered in his throat. Blood poisoning had set in. The great statesman who had doubled the area of Rumania during his eleven premierships was told that Death would surely claim him before dawn...
...physical facts in debate and conclusion. There are problems in international relations which of necessity arouse natural emotions, and in such fields of imponderables they become doubly difficult of solution. There are many such possibilities in this conference, but through rigid adherence to the scientific approach and a fine spirit of co-operation they have been avoided. I wish again to emphasize the fact that 80 governments have been able to come to unanimous conclusions upon a most difficult question. It sets another milestone in the progress of international relations." The 200 delegates applauded...
...very fact that the reviewer noticed these inconsistencies, some of which are to be expected in an historical operetta, is in itself a criticism of the show, for the spirit of the piece is not put across and the spectator becomes irritatingly aware of the flaws...
...prevalent is the spirit of the west throughout the play that wide canvas of the University is being made to find a westerner who can faithfully imitate the howl of the coyote. If the search is successful, the effective imitator will enjoy the distinction of being the first person to imitate the coyote's howl over the radio, as a rehearsal of scenes five and six, in which the coyote features, will be given this evening over station WNAC...