Word: contraction
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lord of the coal mines did not say how long his order would stay in effect; it would undoubtedly last at least until the coal operators signed a new contract...
...rotund phrases he pointed out, in the midst of negotiations for a new contract, that a three-day week would both spread the work and shore up coal prices...
...duplicated in the laboratory out of their chemical constituents, actin and myosin. When properly stimulated, the, synthetic muscles react much like the real thing. "We have reproduced, and thus made it possible to analyze, one of the most mysterious manifestations of life," says Szent-Gyorgyi. "Seeing actomyosin contract for the first time was the most exciting experience in [my] scientific career...
Many a businessman, looking for Government contracts, has gotten lost in the bureaucratic jungle of Washington. But as every businessman should know, there are guides, known as five-percenters, to lead bewildered contract-seekers out of the swamp in a hurry. The guides, usually former Government officials or ex-Congressmen, know or claim to know the right people. For a retainer and 5% on the gross of any contract obtained, "influence" will be put to work. Few officials will admit that such influence exists, although it is part & parcel of the Governments patronage system. Only last month Defense Secretary Louis...
...Club by its prewar owners, for half of their selling price to the Navy. Hunt's commission: $102,500. (The owners later said it was only '$80,000.) Grindle agreed to pay Hunt $1,000 down, a $500 monthly retainer for a year, and 5% of any contract obtained. Then he told his story to the Trib...