Word: almost
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...correspondent from Manhattan: "Isn't the situation almost reversed? Every American correspondent here is certainly ready to help in any way possible, but of course you can be of infinitely greater help...
Harvard clinched the victory by its performance in the foils, winning eight out of nine bouts. In the epee contest, the contingent from Philadelphia seemed almost as weak, losing three out of the four bouts. The honors in the sabre event were equally divided, each team winning twice...
...world of music, the names of Schubert and Schumann probably command as large a following as almost any two other composers. Their songs will be discussed this morning at 10 o'clock in the Music Building, and Mr. Joseph Lautner will play illustrations from them...
...order house larger even than Montgomery Ward. In 1927 Sears Roebuck earned $5.95 per share. It sold on Jan. 16, 1928 at 82⅛, or approximately 14 times earnings. The 1928 earnings were $6.28 per share, but on Nov. 14 Sears Roebuck sold at 197½ (1928 high) ; again almost exactly 31 times 1928 earnings...
...With the first sense of uneasiness that her dead had brought to her she shifted her load so that it would no longer gaze downward and started forward again. But with an almost animate persistence the body moved with each stride, and gradually the round, blank silhouette again eclipsed the miniature skies through which she waded. Now her anger rose, and she splashed heavily through the water, shattering and dispersing its reflections. . . . The air about her broke into a shrill ominous whine, and a black cloud of mosquitoes enveloped her, settling like dust on head, shoulders, and legs. Involuntarily...