Word: sufferings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Those men who are required to report at camp on the 12th will suffer the misfortune of being unable to take part in the parade which General Joffre will review. Those men who are not required to report until the 14th will have ample opportunity to do so. It is unnecessary there to point out that all men who are not physically prevented from presence in their place in line then owe it as their first and simple duty to be there. That is due in justice to the Commandant of the Corps, whose months of effort will culminate...
...these wishes are not realized, gentlemen, let me assure you and the American people of our loyalty to the United States. The original charter of Porto Rico was granted by Spain because our loyalty had been tested, and it remained unbroken through the many vicissitudes that she had to suffer. We have seen our coasts bombarded and invaded by all her powerful past enemies, England, Holland, France and our country we never allowed to fall under their heels. We welcomed the American flag in 1898 because we believed it, and still believe it, to be a symbol of democracy...
...most perplexing problems of war times is the maintenance of the institutions of peace essential in the healthy life of a nation. Social service particularly is apt to suffer in the rush of military preparations, with the unfortunate result that slum life rapidly grows more and more miserable in the great cities...
...players on teams prior to 1907, believing these men should by this time be able to detect any after-effects of the game. The questions were sent to football men as that game, he considered, is the most violent of college sports. To the question, "What injuries did you suffer while playing football?" 40 of the 85 replies stated that they had received none. The other 45 answered that sprained ankles, broken noses and sprained knees were their common afflictions. All but six stated they had completely recovered from their injuries. None was reported seriously incapacitated from their participation...
...became the fashion, and his fame steadily rose during the rest of his long life of 82 years. At his death he was a recognized classic, his reputation remaining steadily supreme in his field throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries. Later, even if somewhat neglected, it was to suffer little if any eclipse especially in the English mind until the advent of Turner...