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...starving people throughout the world wrings our hearts. We believe that charity is the 'greatest thing in the world' but ... we do not believe that the Congress has the right, under our Constitution, to be charitable with money taken from the taxpayers without their consent...
Wherry, therefore, could not give his consent to a vote on the troops-to-Europe resolution for some time-certainly not before April 2. In other words, even if the Senate stayed in session, it could get no bills passed...
According to a constitutional by-law, every student below group five in academic standing may run for office only with the Council's consent. Until yesterday, the applicability of the rule had never been retied...
...George and Eva got married in Scotland without benefit of clergy, "by mutual exchange [of vows] and consent." Such a marriage was valid under Scots law. Two years later, just to make sure, George and Eva were married again in a quiet ceremony in London. Seven months before, Eva had given birth to a son. By this time George was an officer in The Blues. The regiment heard about the second wedding, and bounced...
...report makes clear that the Overseers do not wish to interfere in the operations of the faculty committees or to act for the University's administrative officers. But at the same time, the laymen trustees should know fully what is going on and "give or withhold consent, having the interests of society and of the University in view...