Word: utters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Moreover, he wrote his own speech-the speech which called for peace and settlement and which committed the British Government to making an agreement with the South (later the Free State)- and, so rumor has it, told Premier George, who threatened resignation, that that was the speech he would utter whatever he (the Premier) might do. Lloyd George has never denied this story, perhaps from a desire not to oppose the King; but the chief truth of this bald version of the Kings action is that His Majesty played a leading part in the Irish settlement, as is well proved...
...believe that aestheticism and athleticism might mix in a very satisfying manner. The natural and healthy way is to prefer one more than the other, and to act accordingly. But it is unhealthy to follow one extreme to the utter exclusion and intolerance of the other. --The Dartmouth...
...Wilhelm Filchncr, of Germany, who was prevented from attempting a polar flight with Amundsen in 1914 by the declaration of war: "I have the most complete and utter confidence in Amundsen. For a man of his vast polar experience and knowledge, no hindrances exist. . . . He knows the location of all food depots and it is much too early to begin talking rescue...
...actually forced to resign his position, we would surely have lost the war with Germany. I realize that I am laying myself open to the charge of being conceited and egotistical." The Commerce men peered eagerly through the after-dinner smoke. The game old Admiral was evidently about to utter things even more provocative than his recent diagnosis of women as the cause of all war. The second cigars had nearly expired when the Admiral's reedy voice attacked his concluding crescendo : "We won the War. though by the narrowest possible margin. But already we are confronted with another...
...zeal of the reformer always involves a desire to undertake more than can be accomplished, and the International Council is no exception to the rule. Even by "concentrating on a few large centers of production" the women can do no more than utter a few feeble protests at what they consider wrong. The motion picture industry, is too strongly intrenched to yield, unless it encounters more serious opposition than eight women can muster. The International Council is making a brave gesture, but like most brave gestures, it is also quite futile...