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Word: gainful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although these links are not yet in very good shape, the squad has been practicing on them for several days, trying to gain a little familiarity with a course that Boston College knows inside out. "Fairly easy, but quite hilly," is how Sam Savidge, captain of the team, described it last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Golfers Face B.C. Today in Initial Northern Contest | 4/9/1948 | See Source »

...more than save China from Communism. If can set in motion a force that will sweep Asia...When we stand behind the liberal and progressive forces in other countries. We become in the eyes of the peoples of the world, identified with their interests. Then the democratic cause will gain strength and character. Then the flood tide of Communism will begin to recede...

Author: By Selig S. Harrison, | Title: Justice Douglas Tosses a Credo into the Ring | 4/7/1948 | See Source »

Last week his aim was mirrored by the Soviet-controlled German press in screaming headlines: "Western Powers Destroy Control Council." By blaming the West for the council's paralysis, the Soviets hoped to gain support among Germans who see it as the symbol of eventual German unity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Showdown | 4/5/1948 | See Source »

...radar scope, a weak "pip" (signal) can be built up by the gain control to a maximum height, where it reaches a "trembling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trembling Top | 4/5/1948 | See Source »

...turnover in five weeks. Next day, they rose even more. In the short session, 1,260,000 shares were traded, the busiest Saturday in over two years. For the week, the rise of 5.5 points in the Dow-Jones industrial average (to 173.12) was the best week's gain since January 1947. This week the frenzy continued; the market saw its first 2,000,000 share day in a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breakout? | 3/29/1948 | See Source »

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