Word: upper
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bilbo report was one of the stiffest condemnations of a Senator by his colleagues ever to be submitted to the upper house. Despite the evasions, gags and protestations of "The Man" and of pro-Bilbo witnesses during the seven-day hearing, the committee had found Bilbo guilty of accepting money or gratuities from at least half a dozen war contractors. "The donation or ... solicitation of political contributions from Government contractors," said the committee coldly, ". . . is prohibited by a federal criminal statute...
...Control Yuan, an upper house with powers suggesting those of the Roman censors,* elected every six years by provincial assemblies; it has power to impeach officials and make audits; and 3) the National Assembly...
...elected, Baron Itararé promises to lead the fight for a bicameral city council with the 50 election winners in the upper chamber, the 650 losers in the lower...
Zimmerman, however, believes that the exceptions do not prove the rule and remarked that "taken as a whole, the Southern California and Hollywood radio and movie people represent a sophisticated and abnormal population and are the quintessence of upper class family disintegration...
...plan to unseat Chief Executives in a situation as President Truman finds himself will be supported by the Debating Council against Boston University in the Adams House Upper Common Room at 8 o'clock tonight...