Word: fair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...manufacture of nitrates for explosives. The project is not yet completed. To hasten affairs the Government also constructed a temporary steam plant, the "Gorgas plant," 90 miles away on the land of the Alabama Power Co. The power company reserved the right to purchase the plant later at a fair valuation or to have the Government remove it. The whole project cost about...
...purpose of his trip to the U. S. was to persuade American manufacturers to exhibit their goods at the annual Lyons Fair, and he announced that he had received pledges from scores of Americans who were willing...
...Gregorian calendar, the fearful wail that must have gone forth can easily be imagined by the Daylight Saving "grousers" At the same time it may have reminded people of what an arbitrary and imperfect thing the Gregorian calendar is. Although Caesa, and Pope Gregery put it inot fair harmony with the solar year, it is full of odd quirks. For instance it begirs on January first instead of with the vernal equinox because the Renaissance advanced the entrance of the consuls into office, their official opening of the new year, to get some respectable generals for a war. Then Easter...
...this glorious fashion did Mr. Withersq, whose uncle Bert had died and left him a good bit, set out to go into society, with his love Lelia. The dashing lady was "a fair rose of Briton, rather false hair like we see advertised, her somewhat perfect nose would scarce be noticed to have been turned up, owing to sleeping on her stomach". At the same time "she was just a lowborn girl, but none could beat her at playing the piano". And Mr. Withersq is no piker. He crashes right into a Bohemian festival the first night out, visits...
...carry out Coach Stevens' plan of instructing coxes so that they can from their vantage point see and correct the mistakes of the men on the crews that the coaches would otherwise have to spend time on. This intelligent cooperation of the coxes with the coaches and managers bids fair to become an important factor in the development of Stevens-made crews. The meeting last night was really a course in crew technique and the coxes should benefit a great deal by knowing not only what the crew is doing but what the eight men should be doing...