Word: voiding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dispute in commercial architecture. Yet it was he who years ago wrote: "A walk up Fifth Avenue in New York, from Madison Square to the Park, with one's eyes open . . . leaves an indelible impression of chaos that is certainly without form, if it is not wholly void. Here one may see in a scant two miles (scant, but how replete with experiences!) treasure-trove of all peoples and all generations: Roman temples and Parisian shops; Gothic of sorts (and out of sorts) from the 'carpenter-Gothic' of 1845 through Victorian of that ilk, to the most...
...essential that voters follow accurately the instructions printed on the ballot. In case of an error in the filling out of a ballot, that ballot will be void only as regards the officer for whom the marking is incorrect. The votes for the other officers on the ballot, if they are correct, will be valid. All ballots must be signed...
...ground that in the Marconis' marriage contract was a clause providing that they should separate if ever either desired it-a clause which would void any marriage in the eyes of Rome, where mar riage is a sacrament, indissoluble...
...Euclid Village, on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio, adopted a zoning ordinance to regulate the location of industrial buildings, stores, apartments, double and single houses, the size of lots, the height of buildings. A realty company brought suit, seeking to have the ordinance declared void. It finally reached the U. S. Supreme Court, which last week handed down a decision upholding the validity of zoning regulations. Justices Butler, McReynolds and Van Devanter dissented. Forthwith, many villages and cities began to look at their skylines and contemplate more stringent regulations...
...yellow wallpaper of his village home. He wrote her a long and tender letter, full of confidence in their love, and received no answer. He made futile journeys to the postoffice. Doubtless she was occupied at Moscow. He wrote more, and was slapped by silence. Into the void of Katya's silences came Alenka, peasant wench. But one hurried seance with her left him disgusted, horrified. Then, finally, came a letter from Katya. She was going away, as a mistress. "Don't write to me, my dear love, it is useless!" Mitya shot his brain...