Word: exacts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fact, Glueck has so many extra coaches on his hands that he may be trying to line some of them as baseball mentors, replacing Floyd Stahl. Glueck hasn't decided on the exact successor yet, but he feels that a change must come. He points out that Stahi has lost Lovett and Spreyer and goes on to work out an Imaginary scrap with Lou Clay. The Sophomore pitcher is getting a raw deal this spring, avers the ready Mr. Glueck, who has yet to see his first Harvard ball game of the year...
Emission of light by living things is a chemical reaction requiring oxygen. Many luminescent creatures secrete an easily oxidizable compound, luciferin, which is oxidized with the help of an enzyme, luciferase. The exact chemical nature of luciferin and luciferase varies from species to species-firefly luciferin, for example, is no good when mixed with luciferase from worms. The reaction may occur in special gland cells, or the animal may eject luminous material. Some deep-sea squid throw off luminous puffs to confuse attackers, but this dodge is not always effective...
Among adventurers Hedin has one unusual fault: his writing is often too stiffly exact...
...expert Indian drawings and excellent notes. It has caught, between the doctor's and the draftsman's eye, a remarkable amount about the U. S. a century ago; particularly about the Indians. For one who would look into their vanished world it is a window as exact and serene as a glass-bottomed boat...
...meantime, according to Dorgan, the legal coures of action in his court fight to prevent Russell from lecturing at the University is rapidly being mapped out. The "four lawyers" working on the case are still not sure of their exact plan of attack, but according to Dorgan Harvard's right to "academic freedom" will not be challenged...