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Word: effort (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...have tried my level best to carry that burden in the interests of all the people of the country," he said, "and I hope that when the history of the period is written it will be said that the effort was not in vain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The President's Week, Apr. 25, 1949 | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

Moscow policy was to sabotage U.S. war production. Dennis' man Christoffel was able to strike the plant and close it up tight for 76 days. Allis-Chalmers was then manufacturing machinery for war; the strike was one of the costliest work stoppages of the whole U.S. war-production effort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISTS: The Little Commissar | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...ironclad rule that History 1 be included in every concentrator's program exists no more, History is definitely one of the easier fields for the man with a pretty good memory. The exams aren't overly taxing and the field offers perhaps the greatest opportunity for rewarding scholastic effort...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History . . . | 4/23/1949 | See Source »

Briefly, the theory is this: Instead of having a few power hitters on your team, you make a distinct effort to have nine average hitters, all as equally potent as possible. This may seem a bit ludicrous, until you stop and consider the effect upon the opposition's strategl...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 4/22/1949 | See Source »

Between the end of final exams and the beginning of graduation activities, Class officials plan to arrange a series of events in an effort to keep the Class interested in staying for the June 19-23 program. Already scheduled tentatively for June 15 is an outing during the afternoon to the North Shore. Daniel B. Ray Second Marshal of the Class, said last night that more activities for the post exam period would be announced at a later date...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Graduation Plans Announced | 4/21/1949 | See Source »

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