Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...jayvees also had the situation well in hand. At times the Big Red was overstroking them by 11 beats per minute, but the Crimson took an early lead and held...
Holding two drives instead of one and a new allocation system are the major changes. This will present two catch-all drives, instead of the present system of one big drive in the fall and sporadic individual charities later in the year. The new arrangement will suffer from the lack of incentive in a second Council drive compared to the special appeal that was successful for the World Student Service Fund and the displaced persons. But it is hoped that allowing the student to divide his contribution during the year will increase the total amount...
Coach Barnaby's season-long practice of giving his less experienced doubles pairs action whenever possible paid big dividends, for the Crimson was victor in four out of the five doubles matches...
...Wall Streeter thought "smart money" had moved in, and jumped aboard. They liked it even better when the smart money brought in a smart new president, handsome, hustling G. Robert Herberger (TIME, Aug.11, 1947), a onetime clerk in St. Cloud, Minn. (pop. 25,000) who had made a big name in retailing...
...receipts for the next fiscal year, which ordinarily would not have been paid until the following fiscal year. The Treasury took the idea under advisement, while G.O.P. lawmakers rightly complained that it was mere "figure-juggling" which would only postpone the deficit while penalizing small corporations without big tax reserves...