Word: attained
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stomach. But on an x-ray plate exposed a week later the growth had disappeared. The physicians were stumped. As may any prolonged internal discomfort, Henry Harrington's pains might indicate cancer. But with x-ray there was no way to tell until the cancer should attain a considerable mass. Last week Dr. John Falenks of Manhattan went to the physicians' aid with something new to the U. S. Named "Gastro-Photo," it was a stomach camera invented in Vienna by F. G. Bach and Dr. D. J. Heilpern, already in use at the University of Vienna...
...first time a major Eastern university has instituted such a move. The Harvard team won no League games this year, and is losing three veterans by graduation. They face an equally hard schedule next year, and the next four weeks will count heavily in the effort to attain playing experience and improved teamwork...
...peace than filling their own pockets, we should stand as good a chance of avoiding a war as now. If the United States is one of the countries best fitted to manufacture armaments, the unifying of that ability under an authority whose prime interest is peace might conceivably attain some end other than merely "allowing this business to pass into the hands of those European powers." Most assuredly in the event of war the United States would have to cease sending munitions to all countries concerned, and if the result were no better than merely turning the business over...
...America will be happy at the turn of events. Those businesses which may be affected adversely by tariff reductions are probably not going to be so happy. But, as Mr. Wallace says, some businesses are bound to be injured and the best theory to pursue is to try to attain the maximum good...
Many an observer saw another reason for NRA's eclipse: Because of NRA's comparative failure to attain the two main results at which it was aimed the Administration has been glad to let it be forgotten, to shift public attention on other programs that may possibly achieve better results...