Word: whilst
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...WHILST TWO GREAT PEOPLES FLY AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS. . . . Seven thousand miles away Chinamen are dying. Seven thousand miles away Japs are lying on hospital cots-their broken bodies wracked with torture from shrapnel fragments and machine gun lead...
...Whilst the range of prices that you quote- from a minimum of $94.50,up to a maximum of $262.50-are no doubt correct as being those offered by the company whose name you mention, the impression given to the casual reader is that the minimum rates quoted are the lowest in force anywhere. As such, they are likely to appall the person of moderate means who is contemplating a visit to England at this time...
...company, acting in conjunction with the Anchor Line, has an excellent range of first-class seating accommodation, ranging originally from $17.50 up to $105, of which, however, only seats from $46 upwards now remain. Whilst these seats are primarily designed to meet the needs of passengers traveling to Glasgow in the Anchor Line vessels, a certain surplus is available for the public...
...will say in their defence that they must be strong not to be corroded by the doubt we throw at them daily, at the way we allow calumny to tarnish them, and yet expect them to go on giving their time, health, patience, brains, faculties, whilst we, the people, believe ourselves justified in throwing stones at them at all seasons of the year. It really is becoming rather a one-sided game-too much take and too little give-all work and no play...
...main describes England's nimble maneuvering while slipping the noose around Italy's neck. For me it has crystallized into convictions many things which up to now have been only impressions - namely that: 1 ) Mr. Eden is an overly young and ambitious careerist. 2 ) That England, whilst casting pious eyes Heavenward, seeks to have the League pull her own imaginary chestnuts out of the fire. 3) That to duck a "possible" conflict of English-Italian interests in the Red Sea area 30 years from now, she is right now, today, willing to take all the steps...