Word: fixing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...period is a long one, and to the layman the effort to fix the order of fifty royal tombs situated in apparent confusion on two separate hills may appear almost hopeless, although the procedure is really quite simple," says Dr. Reisner. Then he goes on to explain how the tombs, were separated into small groups, the members of each of which were united by contacts, by position, or by similarities of pyramid, chapel, foundation deposits, stairway, burial chambers, and accompanying objects; and how gradually, by the study of every detail, the exact order became clear...
Among the things which Mr. Bingham did on his trip was to settle the events which will comprise the English meet, as well as to fix the date of the meeting for July 21. In addition to the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes, and the quarter, half, and mile runs, the track events will be the high and low hurdles and a distance run, which will probably be three miles instead of two miles as was previously planned. The American squad, which will be composed of two men for each event will sail on June 30, thus leaving about...
...That the Standard Oil Companies completely control the oil industry of the United States. That they have partitioned the territory of the United States among the member companies of the Standard group as spoils, and acting in perfect accord they (a) fix the price which the producer of crude oil receives at the well, (b) the price which the refiner receives for gasoline and kerosene...
...recourse to the record of his achievements and failures instead of to the personality of the man and the theoretical conception of the Chief Executive. Here Harding's enemies were bound to have the best of it in point of fact and prediction, for it is always easier to fix the responsibility for failure upon a President than to prove him to be the author and main spring of great works and noble aspirations...
...affirmative direction to the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix rates which shall yield the railroads as a whole, or by groups, a fair return on their value. For two years, a return of 5 1-2 percent, was fixed by Congress as a fair return. After two years the Commission was authorized to fix the rate and has recently set it at 5 3-4 percent. This direction to the Commission did not constitute a guaranty either to railroads as a whole or individually. The Commission was merely directed to fix rates which should produce a fair return...