Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this nation, where Christianity and democracy are bywords," said the assembly, "it is unthinkable that a Christian should join himself to Klan or Council whose purpose is to gain its point by intimidation, reprisal and violence, or that he should lift no voice of protest against those who appeal to prejudice and spread fear...
...They pointed to the case of the Northwest's Washington Water Power Co., which got a fast tax write-off on its Cabinet Gorge dam project. The company told stockholders that 71% of their most recent dividend was due to fast amortization, could be reported as a capital gain...
...Snopeses live in the world of Yoknapatawpha County amongst the legends and the myths of the past. They are surrounded by stories of man's need to destroy himself and the present so as to have revenge upon and gain unity with the past. They have the ruined plantations lying barren around them, they have sterility, incest, and divided houses...
...group. While such a plan would not reduce the tutor's actual workload, it does offer him and the advanced student a chance to use their time to the best possible advantage. The tutor will derive definite satisfaction from helping worthwhile students to improve themselves, and the better students gain the opportunity to develop their powers of expression and analysis. Although the plan may tend to segregate sophomores too early in their careers, it is certainly worth a conscientious experiment...
...hopes that this "continuity" of plays will be paralleled by a "similar continuity" of theatre location. The Club is currently negotiating with the University in an attempt to gain exclusive use of one of he smaller theatres around the University...