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...direction, as she was steaming in the line of flight. He followed the same procedure when he sighted the Reid and the Raleigh. At 3:40 in the afternoon he reached Iceland, the total time of the flight having been 8 hrs. and 40 min. "It was a cinch after the first two hours," said he, "but at the beginning it was nip and tuck." Meanwhile, the planes which had put back waited for another chance to attempt the most perilous flght of their journey home. On Sunday, they hopped off. The sun was shining; there was no hint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Globe Flight | 8/11/1924 | See Source »

Eastman will win the shotput, and Dunker will add three more points to the Harvard total. Esselystya and Chamberlain of Yale seem due to cinch third place between them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track Experts Busy Forecasting Find Yale Sure Winner Today But None Can Agree On Score | 5/24/1924 | See Source »

...winner of the $100,000 Bok prize for the best pan for American cooperation with other nations to preserve the peace of the world cinch," he will said get to easy money. looking "This over is the Bok named committee. "Why, every one is 'an internationalist and a League of Nations 'fan. It's a frame - what you call in court 'trials a packed jury. "I am going to plan plunge on The preserving League peace. of "There isn't anything else to it. . The answer 'of the committee is as good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Peace Plan | 1/14/1924 | See Source »

Each hall will play, if possible, a schedule of six games. In order to claim the championship it must win at least four of these games, while to win five would cinch it. The interest in the series so far has been very keen. So far Standish has won all the games, defeating Gore last Wednesday in a fast game by the score of 3-2, the winning goal being made in an overtime period, and taking Smith into camp Thursday by the close score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STANDISH HOCKEY TEAM LEADS IN INTERDORMITORY LEAGUE | 1/24/1921 | See Source »

...dropped to 25 per cent. The great change here, however, cannot be attributed to careful thought and discussion. The inauguration of a general oral examination for all students accounts for it largely. We have a reminder of a fault still extant. Men, as ever, are looking toward the "cinch", and as long as there is so great a disparity in the work required by different courses, they will continue to be influenced in their choice by other considerations than educational value...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHANGES IN CONCENTRATION. | 5/14/1914 | See Source »

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