Word: unforeseen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...early evacuation of French troops from the Rhine, but not until Germany has ratified the Young Plan, which guarantees huge cash sums to France. The date set at The Hague for evacuation? he hammered in the date, June 30, 1930? was no longer binding, in his opinion, because the unforeseen death of Dr. Strese-mann has delayed German ratification of the Plan...
...clash cost Harvard the services of J. W. Potter '30, substitute fullback The giant reserve suffered a broken bone in his left foot and will be unable to play in the Yale game. The rest of the squad is in good condition and, barring unforeseen accidents, will all be ready for action against the Blue on Saturday Harper, regular fullback, did not see service as he is still recovering from bruises sustained in the Michigan encounter, and the coaches did not want to run the risk of aggravating his injuries. He will get back in harness this week...
...April evening in Manhattan five years ago, a slight, aquiline-featured man returned from a theatre to his room. No sooner had he crossed the threshold than lines of anguish twisted across his face and he fell dead from a heart attack. His death was unforeseen, but many of his friends believed that his health had been gravely impaired during the investigation of alleged construction faults in Nebraska's new $9,000,000 state capitol at Lincoln. That building, the friends claimed, was Architect Goodhue's sovereign design, imbued with all his prowess and pride. To hear...
...have found, however, that when I was doing the right thing a great many unforeseen elements would come in and turn to my advantage. Presidents are broken down by outside enterprises. . . . I try to remember that there is only one ex-President living. ..." This was also the year of that strange luncheon of President & Mrs. Coolidge and Governor & Mrs. Alfred E. Smith...
...opinion that too much consideration cannot be given such an important building program as that ahead of the University. The Harvard of the future is concerned much more than the Harvard of today. Any hasty one-sided consideration of the impending architectural lay-out is likely to cause many unforeseen difficulties...