Word: building
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their leadership in small industry was finished. But with the discovery a few years ago of a rich vein of iron ore in Newfoundland and Labrador came the hope of an even greater share of the nation's manufacturing wealth. As it stands now, plans are being made to build as steel mill in one of New England's seaports before 1953 and to set up shipping traffic in ore between that port and the mines to the north...
...Student Council Committee on Education is trying to figure out why Concentration Dinners sometimes appeal and other times fizzle. Having proved a success in a few Houses they should be encouraged as one of the best ways to bring back the spirit that moved Edward S. Harkness to build the Houses along the River...
...sweep down with a train much, and she laughed and said not much. "Of course, this place is practical when you are entertaining the Prime Minister of India, but it's hard bringing up a family in it. Imagine eating breakfast on that enormous table. We tried to build a nook some place but couldn't....Of course, this ball room came in handy when the boys had their electric trains...
During World War II, the U.S. rated its bases in Newfoundland as the strongest outpost in North America's Atlantic defense. Nearly $400 million was pumped into Newfoundland during the war years to build air and naval installations on the rugged island. In peacetime an average of $30 million a year continued to flow from Washington to keep the bases in first-rate shape and, incidentally, provide Newfoundland with the equivalent of an important industry...
...expansion program had been badly timed. Older, smaller stores had been closed up before the big new superstores could be opened. On top of that, many a small store was sold at a heavy loss simply to get rid of it while the new ones cost far more to build and operate than was expected...