Word: fixes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pedagogues can fix a broken-down automobile. Last week, on a lonely stretch of road 30 miles from Sofia, Bulgarian capital, two professors from the American College at Samakov tinkered for three hours over a balky motor car, became greasy, then filthy and finally exhausted, lackadaisical...
...spillways at the foot of the river. The Army figure for this work was $295,000,000. The Senate's elaborations raised the figure to $325,000,000 nominally. The actual cost entailed was estimated as high as $1,500,000,000. It was to pare down and fix the Senate's elaborations that President Coolidge's men fought during the House debates. This fight centred on two points: 1) The extent to which the communities benefited should share the expense with the U. S., and 2) the safeguards the U. S. would receive in its acquisition...
...those early years, Harry Sinclair helped fix the standard type of U. S. oil-boom promoters. His energy was tremendous. His big smile and loud, harshly good-natured laugh would persuade strong men to work and inspire other gamblers' confidence. But, if necessary, Harry Sinclair could drive strong men to work and outsmart the money fellows. He was, and still is, as shrewd as they come in the whole shrewd oil game. His big laugh and heavy hand are the foils of a cunning mind...
...Investigations. Eight investigations to fix the blame for the disaster were under way last week, by state, county and city authorities. Mayor George E. Cryer of Los Angeles said: "Los Angeles cannot restore the lives lost, but the damages should be paid. . . . We of Los Angeles must face the responsibility." Fruit growers and ranchers, bitter, agreed with the mayor...
...Guilty and we fix his punishment at death...