Word: controller
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...almost miraculous to me, the way some of you boys can absorb data and general knowledge the night before an examination. I can't do it, and I've tried. it seems almost as if your minds were like sponges under the control of your will. All night before the examinations you let the sponge expand. The next morning you squeeze it out over a whole blue book and the sponge is dry again. But it has served its purpose...
...from a long stay in the Slavic country, has observed the progress of the Soviet government from the late days of the Revolution, and is one of the most accurately informed of the foreigners who have witnessed the events leading up to the establishment of the present from of control...
...bulk of the Democrats, the Insurgent Republicans and Progressives voted to seat Mr. Nye. There was much said about the real motives as distinct from the arguments openly advanced. It was said: 1) that the regular Republicans did not want another insurgent to disturb the narrow Republican margin of control; 2) that most of the Democrats wanted Mr. Nye for that very reason; 3) that the insurgents wanted one more in their group; 4) that many otherwise regular Republicans from states where there is some radicalism were afraid to vote against Mr. Nye for fear of the effect on their...
...Harvard Glee Club has for some years not been popular in intercollegiate circles. It is now quite friendless and is likely so to remain until a spirit of humility and courtesy enters the hearts of those in control of its affairs...
Several methods of avoiding high prices were suggested: 1) Planting rubber in the Philippines and elsewhere outside British control (this will not bring relief for several years, however?not until the rubber trees grow to bearing age.) 2) Co-operative buying, perhaps legally enforced, by all U. S. rubber manufacturers. 3) Using rubber as economically as possible, and carefully reclaiming all old rubber. 4) Tapping wild rubber trees still growing in many places...