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Word: bets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...treaties. In a Franco-German war one of them would have to be broken, but that does not trouble the conscience of Colonel Beck. He plays the field. For instance, last September he strung along with the Rome-Berlin axis in the Czechoslovak rape. However, he kept a small bet on the democracies by declining to sign the anti-Comintern pact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Guardian | 3/6/1939 | See Source »

Both Ross and Allman in their 121 pound match showed some of the bet wrestling in the meet. Repeating last year's achievement, Allman was the winner by a fall. The little blind Penn wrestler is one of the really outstanding men in his weight throughout the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Matmen Down Penn in a 17-11 victory; Captains Ross and Allman Fight Feature Bout | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...When he set out to become Governor of Wisconsin, he said he wanted to become the State's general manager, to run it better. When Phil La Follette cried out against his "money bags," Candidate Heil replied typically: "Sure I'm a rich man. And I bet you wish you had more vultures like me who employ men and provide jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WISCONSIN: Heil Heil | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

...Best bet for skiers desiring to go North this weekend is Franconia, New Hampshire. Ted Hunter, well know Dartmouth ski expert, who was up there last week, reports that conditions at that Uma were splendid and that there is a good base due to continued tramping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Franconia Has Best Skiing In N. H.; Berkshires Are Fair | 12/2/1938 | See Source »

...upholding the honor of the east against a weak coast outfit. This was the third in a series of Dartmouth-Stanford engagements, and on both previous occasions the Easterners came out on the short end of the stick. This time, beaten only once, the Green looked like a sure bet over the six times vanquished coasters...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: Dartmouth Lets Down Hopes Of East in Defeat on Coast | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

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