Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...where Eli, his lungs crushed by a lorry, his veins running morphine, hung in bandages, the Christ hung upon an alabaster crucifix. On the sixth day, the curtains of the niche opened to the sick man, Christ's wounds bled miraculously and Eli was recruited, another carpenter, to strengthen his brethren...
...Coolidge received a message of good will from the Governor General of Australia saying "the visit of the U. S. fleet will strengthen the friendship between our peoples." To this the President made answer: "I am sure that our aims will always be similar...
Increase in expenses is accounted for by a proposal to supplement military defences. "This," he said, "is not because we are eager for warfare but, like the good owner whose property is growing, we must take care to strengthen our guards...
...only avowed object is to work up the drab news of a training camp in good rollcking fashion, evidently in the hope that the hearty laugher it induces, will strengthen the stomach muscles of the oarsmen...
...minorities in the House. A vote of censure on the Speaker is an unusual occurrence and the Liberals made it clear that in no way was the character of the Speaker involved. Conservative and Laborites (the latter are now trying to extirpate the Liberals from Parliament in order to strengthen their position) joined to defeat the motion, which was rejected by 306 to 27 votes...