Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hens' eggs-which, Dye explained, are roughly equivalent, for experimental purposes. Both are about the same shape (ovoid), and both consist of a rigid, fragile shell containing gelatinous material. Eggs will break when dropped four inches on a hard surface, skulls about four feet. But skulls and eggs crack about the same...
...survived harder shocks. When cushioned with rubber in front, it lasted even better. The hardiest eggs were snuggled against a cushioned block that slipped a little when the swing hit the steel, allowing the egg to come to a slow stop. It took a powerful shock to crack such a coddled...
...Yard. And also last Spring the Dean's Office and the Council locked horns over the banning of the New Student magazine. The issue of student rights was raised. Because the old Council feared more disputes in the future, it asked the new one to take a crack at the entire question of who can stage rallies and publish magazines, and why and where and how. Its aim was to suggest an eventual codification of policy to University Hall...
...Israel government immediately launched a manhunt for the killers. Hundreds of suspects were arrested. Ports and airfields throughout the country were closed. Crack troops entered Jerusalem, prowled the city in armored cars, guns ready. They knew little more than that the murderer was "sallow-faced and dark-haired." But they knew a lot about the Stern gang...
...whether FRB's action would tighten credit much. There was too much money in circulation and too many big non-bank lenders, e.g., insurance companies, ready to fork out cash. New York's National City Bank Monthly Letter said that a practical banker might well ask: "Why crack down on us so that our competitors can take the business...