The North American Review, Volume 218University of Northern Iowa, 1923 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... least in part , that nations desire a court of this kind for the settlement of their disputes , and that the creation of the new court invites the nations to submit their differences to peaceful adjudication . Before putting these ...
... least in part , that nations desire a court of this kind for the settlement of their disputes , and that the creation of the new court invites the nations to submit their differences to peaceful adjudication . Before putting these ...
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... least of the sincerity of their work . So strong a hold on the imagination had the idea of a perma- nent judicial body adjudicating disputes between nations ob- tained , that it was natural that the Committee should at once set about ...
... least of the sincerity of their work . So strong a hold on the imagination had the idea of a perma- nent judicial body adjudicating disputes between nations ob- tained , that it was natural that the Committee should at once set about ...
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... least nine months too late . Opinions had become settled ; decisions had been made ; and the plan lacked effective power . To propose that a disinterested commission of business men should sit to determine what reparations should be ...
... least nine months too late . Opinions had become settled ; decisions had been made ; and the plan lacked effective power . To propose that a disinterested commission of business men should sit to determine what reparations should be ...
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... least that is the hope of those who have been working on the project . If such a programme were adopted there might be a decided reduction in the standing armies of Europe . Under the circumstances , therefore , the status of the League ...
... least that is the hope of those who have been working on the project . If such a programme were adopted there might be a decided reduction in the standing armies of Europe . Under the circumstances , therefore , the status of the League ...
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... least extraordinary . That many of them require such service is seen in the fact that in New York alone 4,000,000 long distance calls originate yearly ; 2,000,000 in Chicago and Philadelphia each , and 500,000 in such places as Boston ...
... least extraordinary . That many of them require such service is seen in the fact that in New York alone 4,000,000 long distance calls originate yearly ; 2,000,000 in Chicago and Philadelphia each , and 500,000 in such places as Boston ...
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