Word: control
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...future trend of legislation can be partially determined by the inchoate acts which have been discussed in Congress within recent years, and at present the drift seems to be towards a federal control of monopolistic enterprises by means of federal or semi-federal incorporation...
...that they have increased in the teeth of active competition. The chief factors in this rapid growth are the limited liability of the investors in a corporation, and the tremendous power without a corresponding responsibility which lies in the hands of the directors and managers of the corporation to control prices and thus to injure competitors...
...economically useless to attempt to check corporate monopolies, the government should confine its efforts to ascertaining the line beyond which they become dangerous and confining them within it by stringent legislation. Inasmuch as corporations extend their ramifications over many states, they have passed beyond the scope of state control and contrary to the opinion of many people, lie naturally under the jurisdiction of the federal government...
...showing of the Freshman and second eights was good; but the University boat rowed in poor form, lacking power at the finish as well as control over the slides. In the Freshman boat, Parmenter took Nelson's place at three, where he probably will row in the Cornell race, as Nelson may be ineligible...
...usually takes the form of organized cheering at times which the cheer leaders know are inopportune for our opponents, and is really more unfair than such recognized foul play as tripping a base-runner, for it is taking advantage of a circumstance over which the visiting team has no control: namely, that it is on our grounds. As we rather pride ourselves on the clean play of our teams, it would indeed be unfortunate if we were at any time to lay ourselves open to the accusation of taking an unfair advantage from the bleachers...