Word: defrayed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...which have proved so destructive to crops, particularly in Oriental countries, and whose precise nature and habits have until very recently been but little known. By comparing the material gained from all over the world we hope to gain a better knowledge of these destructive organisms. It is to defray the expenses of arranging and publishing this material that the money of the award will be largely used...
...residue of a $50,000 income which is annually derived from the estate of the late William F. Milton '58. After his death the bulk of his estate was to go toward the building of a University library or, if there was no such need, to defray the expenses of any special investigation of a medical, geographical, historical, or scientific nature. It was further stated that such investigation should be "in the interests of, or for promoting the physical and material welfare and prosperity of the human race, or to assist in the discovery and perfecting of any special means...
...Kemble, Assistant Professor of Physics, to defray the expenses of experimental investigation of the influence of a magnetic field on band spectra...
...bulk of the estate of the late William F. Milton '58 went, on the death of his wife, to Harvard University to be used for building a University library, or, if the University had a suitable library building, to defray the expense of any investigation "in the interests of, or for promoting the physical and material welfare and prosperity of the human race, or to assist in the discovery and perfecting of any special means of alleviating or curing human disease, or to investigate and determine the value or importance of any discovery or invention, or any other special...
...Westinghouse Airbrake Co.'s plant at Yaroslave was put up for auction to defray a Government rent claim of $125,000. There were no bidders, so the Government took the factory over for operation...