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Word: competitione (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Art. Last year the A. F. of L. offered $1,000 in prizes in a competition for designs for a $120,000 memorial to the late great Samuel Gompers. Congress has already donated a site on Washington's Massachusetts Ave. hard by the A. F. of L. building.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Labor Is Free | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

Last week a third move was made. Armour and Swift petitioned the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to modify the decree. Reason: that times have changed. Two arguments they made in chief: 1) that there are now 70,000 chain stores in the country, many of them selling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Meat Move | 8/19/1929 | See Source »

*A Master is a player who has won the championship of his country; a Grand Master one who has beaten others in international competition.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Queen's Gambit | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Ship lines, well aware of their advantages, are rapidly increasing their competition. Last month a shapely steel whale plunged down the ways at Newport News. Va., and was christened Pennsylvania. Last week fitters were busy installing finishings, running gear and, of special significance in a modern freight carrier, refrigerating and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Revived Rails | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Westerners who claim statistics show them to be better than Easterners in every form of athletic competition rejoiced at Winner Huston's success, claimed it established their superiority in brain as well as brawn. Pious folk, disregarding the regional aspect, rejoiced and quoted statistics to show ministers' children out number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Brightest Boys | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

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