Word: strongely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...outer zones of U. S. defense-Hawaii and Panama. As the result of her Allied building program during the War, the U. S. has plenty of destroyers, though these are aging.† But the U. S. quite lacks destroyer leaders-big, beamy head-ships for the destroyer squadrons (18 strong), built heavier and steadier for observation purposes and so that they can keep up with the main fleet at top speed in dirty weather. The proposed aircraft carriers are limited by the Washington Treaty of 1922 to a maximum of 27,000 tons each, a minimum...
...Waging Peace." The Navy regards itself as an organization for national defense. "But," says the Navy, paraphrasing Karl von Clausewitz† "the best defense is a strong offense." The farther from U. S. shores an enemy could be met, the prouder and happier the Navy would be. The Navy does not boast that one U. S. sailor is a match for any two foreigners but it firmly believes that if the U. S. sailor is armed as well as any foreigner, no one will ever come to war with...
...Crescent Mine, near California, Pa., picketers jeered and swore as usual at "scab" workers (mostly Negroes) filing in for another day's work. The Pittsburgh Coal Co.'s strong-arm men* jostled the picketers, bade them begone. A striker fired a shotgun. Two strong-armers roared with pain. The crowd dissolved, growling with satisfaction. The week before it had been a striker's woman who was hurt?trampled by a police horse. . . . Next time the California picketers assembled they were dispersed by tear...
There was no formality in the farewell. Simply a grip of strong hands, blue eyes searching each other, a whispered message for Murgatroyd's tutor, and they were gone...
...spite of its triumph in the foils, the University fencing team went down to defeat yesterday afternoon at Hemen-way Gymnasium before a strong Columbia team by a score...