Word: amounts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...caused by decrease in the pressure of the oxygen breathed at high altitudes. Altitude sickness, says Dr. Armstrong, is a tough problem. Few people ever feel its painful symptoms while aloft, even though its serious effects may begin at altitudes as low as 9,000 feet. Reason: as the amount and pressure of oxygen breathed is decreased, the senses are dulled, so that bodily changes which would normally cause pain are not felt. Above altitudes of 12,000 feet, a man who does not take oxygen will become sleepy and depressed, or hilarious and pugnacious. At 25,000 feet...
...Sampson of the Herald: "Harvard, Yale boasts a strong defensive line; but with the exception of aerial work, her offense doesn't amount to much. The Crimson backfield is outstanding and Harlow has a better all-round attack...
Before they slap down at least $3.85 on the fine they must have some indication that they will get their money's worth in return. That same amount of money could easily take the average spectator to a better football game so why does he persist in getting in a big traffic jam on Larz Anderson bridge...
Both groups favor government-created jobs having additional vocational training as a means to end the pessimism of youth. Such a proposal can be interpreted in two ways. If additional training is to be supplementary to the present amount of cultural education, it will serve a useful purpose. Although ideally unlimited opportunities for advanced education are desirable, practically, because of the continued prevalence of low incomes, this is impossible for a large percentage of the population. Thus any increase in the sum total of all education, provided the present standards of culture are kept as a minimum, is extremely valuable...
...Purcell catches, for example, are neat, sparkling little pieces written to rollicking texts, which require a certain amount of editing for relatively prudish modern audiences. Lawton's arrangement of Casey Jones is a remarkably clever composition, and The Old Maid's Song, a Kentucky mountain folk-song, has a text and a lilting melody which ensure its success in spite of a rather unimaginative setting...