Word: embarrassing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...best method of arriving at agreement as to the relative strength of our navies would be, I think, to delegate the matter to a commission of two, one American and one Englishman. Naval experts should not be permitted to embarrass the deliberations of these two statesmen. . . . I feel that Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hoover or the Earl of Balfour and Mr. Hughes would agree where no conference of admirals or experts could...
When M. Poincaré strode into Parliament to announce the program of his Cabinet, tremendous cheers rose from the Right and Centre, but Socialists of the Left sought to embarrass the Prime Minister by demanding a vote on a point of order before he had time to open his lips. Scowling, the "Lion of Lorraine" consented to the vote, won by 335 to 147, and then launched into a great and moving political declaration. His two paramount objects would be, he said, first to put through revision of the Dawes Plan, and thereafter to secure final ratification by Parliament...
...report on the Salt Creek lease to Sinclair. Attorney General Sargent turned the matter over to Assistant Attorney General William J. ("Wild Bill") Donovan. The result was awaited attentively, not only by Senator Walsh, but by Senator Capper of Kansas. The latter, a faithful Republican, did not seek to embarrass the Administration, but there were potent oil men in Kansas who wanted to know what was what. Not the lease provocative feature of Oilman Sinclair's Salt Creek contract was that it was exceedingly bad business for the U. S. Prices had risen and Sinclair was getting high grade...
...that will take from his weekly pay envelope a 5-cent piece. To the American farmer I say that the Democratic party will do everything in its power to put back into his pocket all that belongs there. And we further say that nothing will be done that will embarrass or interfere in any way with the legitimate progress of business?big or small...
...interference in case of war. They have suggested that we take a part of Germany in compensation, but the Dutch do not desire that way. The only case in which our ownership of these provinces, which we have owned ever since Holland had a separate existence, could embarrass Belgium is in case of war between the two countries, which is unthinkable. We rely on the good sense of both sides for an eventual settlement. We expect no trouble...