Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Reform of the House of Lords moved another step when Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India, proposed that membership of the House be reduced from 700 to 300. The chief features of his proposal, which received considerable support...
...support of this theory of the lack of irritation. Dr. Kirkpatrick quotes several members of the faculty as characterizing the system under the present executive as "ideal". "Dean Pound", he adds, "says there is a good deal of irritation beneath the surface but thinks that the present form of government will continue indefinites...
...regards publicity I should like to say that last year the CRIMSON gave one or more streamers across the top of the paper as well as double column headings to support the drive. This year no such cooperation has been given and in fact at least one man prominently connect off with the news department of the CRIMSON is opposed to the spirit of the drive. Furthermore, such a personal comment as this in a CRIMSON editorial: "The collectors themselves seem quite ignorant of its why and wherefores, apparently having received no adequate information from the man in charge. Under...
...third of them had made no report. There has been a particular lassitude among the Freshmen, seven out of the 13 appointees having failed to make any of their progress. In the past the Freshman class has always been the group to give the drive the most enthusiastic support and yet this year have given only what may be called nominal support...
...bill extends the franchise to 14,000,000 men of the age of 30 or over, except felons and persons dependent for support on public charity. In the case of peers, the heads of the houses receive the franchise provided that they are 25 years old. The new law will not be used for four years unless the Diet is dissolved before, owing to a Government resignation...