Word: fewest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fronts along which the President has attacked Depression, the housing sector has been the scene of fewest victories, most defeats. Impressive headlines have heralded impressive programs which have quickly petered out in obscure failure. Congress has passed laws and the Treasury has passed out millions but the heavy industries have continued to lag and the jobless have waited in vain for the "Roosevelt Building Boom." It is not the habit of the Administration to acknowledge a violent shift in basic policy but last week certain things were said and done in Washington which made it quite plain that the Government...
Since the War the law of nature which has ruled U. S. shipping has been the Survival of the Fewest. One after another the many shipping lines which the Shipping Board created in the 1920's have merged or formed alliances; notably Roosevelt Steamship Co. with International Mercantile Marine, both with the Dollar-Dawson Pacific coast interests to control U. S. Lines. Last week was announced the passing of the independent existence of another famed line, Munson, whose ships flying a blue flag bearing a white M have carried many a passenger and many a cargo between...
Their waterfowl data are based on 1,315 ducks killed or wounded by 106 hunters. Most losses came in pass shooting (from dry land near water), at which crack shots lost one-fourth of their hits, average shooters more than one-half. Fewest were lost in shooting over decoys: only 10.7% of 384 ducks. Most of the hunters shot in marshes, ordinary ones losing 41.5%, cracks 16%, for an average of 29.3% of all birds...