Word: cog
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...long as Harvard remains in existence, books will be read, and as long as they are read, some will become tattered and torn. As an agency for the preservation of such books, therefore, the Bindery will continue to be an important cog in Harvard's educational machine...
...through the Laurentians from Montreal, one day last week. One of them, a jug-eared, wiry young man, kept his nose pressed against the windowpane, his eyes on the bleak Canadian countryside. Baron. Franz von Werra, pursuit pilot with a score of 14 British planes, was a more valuable cog in the Reich's war machine than most of his fellows on the train. And he intended to get back where he belonged...
...actors, writers, producers are expected to falter and blunder now & then. But the cameraman's record must be faultless; he must go quietly about his business, supervising the lighting, arranging camera angles, advising the director on effective touches. He must operate his 425-lb. contraption of multi-lensed, cog-wheeled intricacies with as much dexterity as if it were a Leica. With shooting time costing $20 a minute and with no chance to see the results until the following day, he cannot afford errors...
...Brien, the outstanding defensive stalwart of the line, is sure to start at tackle. A senior he has turned in consistently good performances during the past two seasons while being a big cog of the offense. He is the son of the famous football official, Dr. Eddle O'Brien...
Jostled by bombs, Big Ben-according to jibes of Berlin's imaginative radio propagandists-slipped a cog last week, struck thirteen times during an air raid...