Word: wield
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...must be careful, however", he continued, "not to misinterpret its lessons. We have been allotted a treaty navy. We must expect further conferences in the future. If we desire to wield the influence in future conferences that we did in the past one, we must maintain adequately our treaty navy. Though the Conference has, I am confident, aided the course of peace, I should be either a fool or a knave if I should say there will be no more wars...
...wield...
...each select some theme which he can wield...
Besides being unacceptable to Ireland, dominion rule would not work; first because three necessary conditions are lacking, the mutuality, good will, and veneration for the Empire which other successful dominions have; second, because of the probable abuse of the three checks on the government which the English government would wield. Dominion rule in Ireland would be a mockery of dominion rule in successful colonies...
...meet conditions in which there are more men than jobs. Moreover, labor realizes that if it wishes to make headway with the Republican Congress, put in by an electorate that is manifesting an increasing spirit of conservatism, it must appeal to fairness and reason rather than wield the big stick...