Word: bannered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Every indication pointed to a banner auto year that may approach 1955's record of 7,920,000 sales. Though sales in September slumped more than seasonally, chiefly because of the extra hoopla over the 1960 cars, they were still up 36% over 1958. The auto industry at midweek-with 2½ months to go-pushed its sales for the calendar year to 4,287,000, as many cars as were sold...
Boston College ruined the Freshman football team's hopes for a banner year by thoroughly shellacking the Yardlings 33 to 6 yesterday afternoon at the Stadium...
Much work still needs to be done on the team's passing and kicking, Young believes, but both of these weaknesses should be ironed out by the Dartmouth opener next week. With the tremendous depth available on the squad, it cannot fail to be a banner year...
Secretly, silently, the plotters prevailed upon Radcliffe authorities to appraise the situation "rationally." Zealously they disseminated doubt and distrust in the minds and hearts of the powerful. Jealously they plotted against the innocent pleasures of the multitudes. Tirelessly they labored under their banner of sombre black. And this fall they finally achieved success...
Pushing to clean up stocks before the compact cars come out, dealers cleared out 485,000 U.S.-made cars in August, 50% more than last year and the best August since the banner car sales year 1955. Thanks to the surge of buying, the backlog of unsold cars dropped to 725,000 on September 1, only a 39-day supply at current sales rates...