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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...prominence whose word is heeded among naturalists...
...Like the French, the Germans use the English word "sport" but invariably pronounce it "schport...
French power there. He is more. He actually governs Morocco for the Sultan, and as the Sultan is in theory an absolute monarch, Marshal Lyautey is par excellence a beneficent despot. His word is law. Yet, he always takes care to treat the Sultan's subjects with great tact. He has infinite patience, but, driven to act, he moves with merciless rapidity. The Arabs, who almost always admire a brave and wise man, admire Marshal Lyautey; for he never fails to punish the culpable, no matter how difficult it may be, and he never fails to pay the utmost...
...once word sped through the press...
...exceedingly careful in choosing the right word for the right place...