Word: instant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After pausing for an instant, Her Majesty added as a potent afterthought: "I am also writing the story of my life. . . . It is a long task. ... As a child I knew all the great personalities...
Mile. Biget screamed. "Blankets! blankets!" cried the spectators. In an instant, friends who stood ready with blankets had smothered the flames. Emerging, Mlle. Biget seemed more nervous than singed. "I got so hot," she said, "that I thought I'd better scream...
...obstruction it builds up to twice its power, just as a wave of water breaking on a wall will splash about twice its height. Therefore a direct voltage of 3,000,000 traveling along a line will suddenly jump to over 5,000,000 volts in & for the brief instant that it strikes the end of the line...
...office. As they rose, the nervous finger of Herr Langkopf accidentally depressed the detonator, but all that ensued was a slight "ping." Dr. Bach, seeing his chance, dashed for his life. Distracted Heinrich Langkopf drew a revolver and fired into the bomb which still failed to explode. An instant later strong hands collared...
...shadowed by such achievement the problem of sugar bowls in the Freshman Dormitories has been sadly neglected. Not only residents but visitors have observed the scarcity of sugar bowls, particularly in Smith Halls, and the vile condition of the remaining minority. The situation has reached a crisis; it demands instant action...