Word: term
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...admirer of TIME and a follower of Luther, I take exception to having friend A smack friend B on the nose by calling him a "peasant" (TIME, Sept. 17, p. 9) for no reason which is obvious to the reader. The term is extremely misleading and smells too much of the rustic and ignorant as aptly to apply to a brilliant historic character...
...sooner had the Dutchman spoken than Great Britain's Baron Cushendun and M. Paul-Boncour of France expressed disapproval and repeatedly used the term "surprised." Both told Jonkheer Loudon that their governments could not countenance a reversion to "Secret Diplomacy." Since Britain and France have just come to a secret naval understanding (TIME, Aug. 13) the indignation of their representatives was akin to that of small boys caught in the jam closet...
...understand it, Mr. Hargreaves suggests that certain persons whom he calls bankers, a very elastic term, should have seats. That is a point which has been debated on and off for a hundred years and so far as I am aware no argument has ever been brought forward to justify...
...third of the Senators in the Danish Landsting (Senate) were elected last week for an eight-year term. The other two-thirds were elected four years ago for an eight-year term. Last week's voting resulted in slight gains for the Socialist-Pacifists (who demand abolition of the Danish army), and cut down from ten to four the majority in the Landsting now held by Liberal Prime Minister Thomas Madsen-Mygdal. The Folketing (Lower House) was elected two years ago for a four-year term...
Students who commute to classes dafly will again have an opportunity of eating lunches in a room in the basement of Phillips Brooks House. The room will be open during the noon hour every day during the College term...