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Word: allotment (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that Poland saw the light and began to plan at Gdynia, 13 miles northwest, a new port. Poland knows that an occupation of Danzig would give Germany a stranglehold on Gdynia. To keep Danzig alive (the city always depended on the Polish hinterland for its business) Poland continues to allot almost half her sea cargo to the Free City. Last year Gdynia handled 8,173,400 cargo tons, incoming and outgoing, almost twice as much as New Orleans handled; Danzig's share was 7,127,200 tons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DANZIG: Holiday Spot | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

...extending a defensive half-circle from Alaska to Guam to Samoa around the Navy's present westernmost major stronghold at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, these would include a new base in the Caribbean at Puerto Rico, expansion of aviation facilities at Jacksonville and Pensacola, Fla. Companion Army measures would allot $62,000,000 to strengthen Panama Canal defenses, supplement naval bases in the Atlantic and Pacific with Army personnel and equipment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Wart on the Pacific | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

Students considering applying for American Field Service Fellowships, which allot $1400 to each winner to be spent in specialized study in France may consult with the chairman of the Department of Romance Languages, Professor Jeremiah D. M. Ford, at 175 Widener Library, it was announced today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Applicants for Fellowships In France May Consult Ford | 11/3/1937 | See Source »

...satisfy Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia, he ruled that examinees who are applying for freshman scholarships may henceforth take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (established 1926) in April, prior to their regular examinations in June. The advanced date will let applicants know early where they stand, help colleges to allot their scholarship funds wisely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Aptitude & Achievement | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

Each student is supposed to allot to Military Science drill ten afternoons a year. This scanty time is split up between horsemanship, foot drills working 75mm guns, and practice with miniature cannons. Too much attempted and nothing accomplished is indicative of the whole department, as the student has no time to learn any one subject well...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BEHIND THE FRONT | 11/5/1936 | See Source »

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