Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...learn how to operate the affairs of such an organization. In the competition for the photographic board the candidate will become acquainted with the wiles of darkroom life and the operation of cameras. His press card will admit him to the big games to take pictures and will gain him access to the presence of famous people to photograph then and bear their words of wisdom as given out to his follow news candidates...
Leader Gorman offered to submit the questions at issue to arbitration by the new Textile Labor Board, on condition that all mills first closed. Thereby he stood to gain two more prizes: 1) if all the mills closed it would make literally true his boast that "we can stop the wheels of the textile industry," would make his demonstration of power more convincing; 2) if the issues were submitted to arbitration the union would be certain to win some concessions...
...puff of wind tore Yankee's Genoa jib. By the time she had replaced it, Rainbow had increased her lead. When the boats rounded the buoy 15 miles from the start, Rainbow was leading by 1 min. 34 sec. Coming back both set parachute spinnakers and Yankee began to gain. For 15 miles she inched up on Rainbow. A half mile from the finish, her bow was even with Rainbow's mast. At the finish, a whistle blew as each boat flashed over the line but spectators had no idea which one had crossed first. The members of the race...
...merge was lacking. Hupp's biggest individual stockholder, Promoter Archie Andrews, has been thumping for a big merger for years, would undoubtedly like to try his hand at matchmaking if nothing comes of August's moon. Though Graham-Paige broke even last year, it would have as much to gain as to lose by merging. As for companies which have already gone to the wall like Franklin and Willys, merger is their main hope...
...subdue this frankenstein monster. He must defend himself against well-planned strategy which puny insects have conceived with the help of the monster's different members. This is the one method for successful vaccination against him if you do not possess that natural immunity, indifference. A successful campaign will gain you his respect and possibly in the distant future an honorary degree. Who knows...