Word: retains
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...forth in the following quotation taken from the London Times: "The problem of Irish peace is essentially a British-nay, even-an English problem, to be faced by Englishmen. Any suspicion of foreign interference would prejudice the hope of a settlement which, if it is to possess and retain its full virtue must be spontaneous." Clearly, a blundering recognition of one of the factions would be of no service in the formulation of an adequate plan...
...question of the ownership or control of the Shantung Peninsula, a difficulty which has baffled solution by the experts at the Peace Conference, the majority of people in America may be divided into two groups; those who believe China should retain possession of Shantung, and those who believe the sovereignty of that land is necessary to development and prosperity of Japan. And these two classes are each partial to their own view, tending to disregard the claims of the opposite side. It is on the sentiment of the Chinese people toward this question that the words of the Right Reverend...
...Morosco will retain the other plays submitted in the competition for about 10 days more, because he is considering three or four in addition to "Mamma's Affair" for production...
Where before it had been in doubt as to which side would emerge with the ball after a play, this convention also arranged that if the team in possesison elected not to kick and did not fumble it might retain the ball indefinitely. Princeton early showed the fallacy of this rule by clinging to the ball through the entire game, thus forcing a draw. A later ruling brought with it the modern system of downs...
...majority of us deplore the failure of Congress to retain the Daylight Saving Bill. The opposition which destroyed it seems to have come from the Middle West, and possibly from the less evident, but all-powerful gas and electric light interests. New York City, by passing its own daylight saving ordinance, shows that it realizes the manifold benefits accruing from the Federal enactment and that it does not plan to await Congressional action...