Word: unless
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cannot explode unless it is mixed with air. The tanks are constructed to keep air out, and in any case, since the stored gas is under pressure, gas would escape through any leaks; air could not enter...
...prize will not be awarded unless a composition is submitted which is worthy of the prize in the opinion of the judges...
...Fall, his lungs congested, despaired greatly and wished that his criminal trial might begin afresh. But it could not begin afresh until January. Wrapped in a blue velvet bathrobe, Mr. Fall gathered strength to go home to New Mexico for Christmas. He reiterated his protests of innocence and said: "Unless doctors forbid me to return to Washington in January, I will come. But I must consider my family and, although I am old, perhaps I can remain with them a little longer before going across the Great Divide...
...esteemed a member of the Pope's household itself. . . . [That office] is one of intimate association with the person of the Pontiff. One cannot conceive of a papal chamberlain embarking upon such a career without the knowledge and approval of his superior. Clearly he must be sent, unless he is imposing upon the credulity of the public...
...ground gained during and since the War in making salaries more nearly match the work done," warned Dean Arthur Herbert Wilde of Boston University's school of education last week. "Teachers now in service need to advise very carefully all their younger friends who are looking toward teaching. Unless they have strong purpose and scholarship and attractive personality, these young people should be turned away from the teaching profession." Every teacher, man or woman, must come to regard teaching as a permanent occupation, not a makeshift until he or she studies law or goes into business or accumulates...