Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tried to kill the Conference by urging adjournment sine die. Sir John Simon, after telephoning Prime Minister MacDonald, seemed at first to agree with the Italians but after sharp debate Mr. Davis and M. Paul Boncour won their points. Conference President Arthur Henderson was authorized to send Germany a stiff note scoring her reasons for withdrawal as "invalid." It was decided to resume Conference work, after a brief recess...
...captain's reference to an improvement was prompted by the fact that 24 students were hailed into court a day ago, and after a stiff reprimanding by Judge Edward A. Counihan, Jr., their cases were placed on file. At this time, Captain Donahue told the court that after 30 days have expired he intends to discuss with the registry of motor vehicles the matter of out-of-state cars being in Massachusetts more than the length of time without complying with the various requirements prescribed...
While the outcome of the primary causes no surprise, there is the prospect of a stiff battle ahead for the election on November 7. Whichever way the votes of O'Brien and Hamilton swing, will determine the outcome...
This money will not lie long in the treasury. The stiff income taxes that were necessary to balance the budget will be reduced immediately. Tariffs on Empire goods will come down, old age pensions will be upped two shillings sixpence a week, and the Government will end the year with the million-pound deficit they were ready...
Dinny Charwell is keeping a stiff upper lip over her late disastrous love-affair with her Byronic poet (Galsworthy enthusiasts will remember with a shudder that he was also an apostate). This time it is her sister Clare who is in a mess. After 18 months of married life she has come back from Ceylon with the news that her able husband is a sadist. On the boat home young Tony Croom has fallen in love with her. Clare's husband follows her to England, tries to make her come back with him, and when he fails, warns...