Word: holds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...full confidence in Charles Francis Adams. . . . He is possessed of more knowledge regarding the Navy than any other delegate. When Mr. Stimson and Mr. Morrow enter into an exchange of naval views with such an expert as Admiral Takarabe it is not to be expected that the Americans could hold their...
...women by British police and troops in Nigeria, West Africa, was announced by Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Dr. T. Drummond Shiels. The women, said Dr. Shiels, were Negresses. They had attacked some British officers. Troops rushing to the rescue of their superiors received the order "Hold your fire, men!" and did so until the Negresses approached, slapped their faces, laid hands upon their rifles with intent to snatch them, whereupon British chivalry cracked and the shooting down of women began...
...willing to hold a plebiscite here and now," he announced, "on the issue of whether Greece shall remain a republic...
...healthy young woman, 5 ft. i in. tall, 120 lbs. in weight At athletics she does not lose her breath as quickly as do other girls. She can hold a singing note amazingly long. Physiologically her body gets all the air it needs because, breathing more slowly than normal, she breathes more deeply. The average lung after a very deep inhalation contains five quarts of air. A person can never completely void his lungs of air. Even in death about one quart remains. In ordinary quiet breathing the average lung always contains a residue of two and a half quarts...
...Captain Angelo Sturlese was on the bridge for 72 hours, the SOS of other ships sounding in his ears. When the Italian steamer Senatore Dali, foundering nearby, sent an SOS, Captain Sturlese despatched his tug to her. Dr. Modigliani in an ecstasy of apprehension made repeated trips to the hold; in case of accident he had the pictures, sculptures and ivories swaddled in pneumatic mattresses to keep them afloat. Once before Dr. Modigliani had seen such works of art endangered...