Word: obviously
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Significance. If such an election were held in the U. S., the results would be obvious: the Laborites would be in power, the Conservatives would be the next most important group, the Liberals could be ignored. In England, however, precisely the reverse was the case. The 47 Liberals were most important of all, for in their hands was a balance of power between the Conservatives, who remained second-most important until Prime Minister Baldwin should be actually ousted by a vote in Parliament, and the Laborites, who could not decide what to do about their plurality until the other...
...York synods of the Lutheran Church accomplished when the New York Ministeriam, the Synod of New York, and the Synod of New York and New England became one last week in Albany. The reason for this juncture, which brought together 390 churches, 454 clergymen, 208,008 communicants, was obvious. All three cover much the same territory...
...obvious, moreover, that the murals do perpetuate the feeling aroused in the heat of the fast war, and I should think that it would be a very high consideration for those fortunate people who are supposed to hold aloof from the worst phases of mob passion, to do everything possible to banish every trace of such an attitude in the interest of the future of mankind...
...average during January 1929 was 52 men per day as contrasted with an average for all of last year of a little over 20. Dr. Worcester's figures for sickness are based entirely on the number of men excused by the medical authorities. His conclusion apparently overlooks the rather obvious fact that students will not come for excuses when they have no classes...
...benefit to student scholarship in many respects. Nevertheless there is no justification for construing all statistics into a blanket endorsement. The report has no weight in estimating the value of the Reading Period, since it says no more than that when classes are few excuses are few. Such obvious attempts at whitewash can hardly do more than prejudice an innovation which deserves careful study during a period of experimentation...