Word: sham
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...opinions of some of the world's greatest minds. It is every citizen's privilege and duty to take an interest in national affairs. If connection with a university deprives a citizen of his rights, then our great ideals of personal freedom and tolerant education are a miserable sham...
...June 7th, 1933, Dr. Lewald, President of the German Olympic Committee stated that "with the consent of his government", he was authorized to declare: 1) "The German Olympic Committee has delegated the mandate that has been entrusted to it to a special organizing committee composed of Dr. Lewald, Dr. Sham, the mayor of Berlin and Captain Von Tschammer-Osten, Reichssport Kommissar." Since that time, Dr. Lewald has been unable to make a statement to the press without first getting permission from the representative of the Nazi government, Von Tschammer-Osten. Very plainly, the German Olympic Committee has abdicated its function...
...TIME must be nautical-term-wise in reporting the vantage point from which "The Commander-in-Chief" views Navy sham action, why pick on "No. 2 barbette?" Why not have the President suspended from port-aft-quarter-boom-kingpost in a boatswain's-chair or some other unlikely position...
...conflict will soon be between Britain and Italy to divide the spoils of Ethiopia," cried the General. "The fidelity of Britain to the League is a sham...
Concluded the unconscious epitaph: "It is a sorry and a miserable tale, a tale of weakness, hesitation, indecision, delay, procrastination and of acting months too late. Economic sanctions if applied in time are effective, but if applied too late are worse than useless. They are a sham. They are a mockery...