Word: greatest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...orderly stream in the future, are five boards of Army engineers. The separate provinces of these boards are apparent from their various titles-the Mississippi River Commission, the Spillways Board, the Reservoirs Board, the Navigation Board, the By-Path Board. Not until they all report finally can "the greatest rehabilitation measure," mentioned by Secretary Hoover (see above), be framed...
...strong white teeth when she smiled, her stylish stoutness when she walked, watched the unusual grinning couple enter a motor. They decided that Mr. Walker meant what he said about his plans being "indefinite." How could such a gamin be definite? They welcomed him as "Mayor of the greatest American capital," but, as he said later: "How in Hell can one be dignified in these surroundings...
Fighting Lacoste in the 1927 finals, Tilden seemed burned out by the frantic rush and smash of trying to defend the Davis Cup (TIME, Sept. 19). Gloom shrouded experts, patriots. Tilden, dogged, forced Lacoste to long deuce sets. Never a popular champion, the greatest ovation of his history drummed into his ears as he walked off the court loser to Lacoste...
...this year indicate that his work shows anything but decline. With Captain Pratt, then, taking care of one tackle assignment in competent fashion, the University coaching staff is confronted with the problem of finding or developing a capable running mate for the Crimson leader. Clark at present gives the greatest promise of measuring up to this standard...
Professor Adolph Goldschmidt of the University of Berlin is another European scholar who will reside at the University during the year. One of the greatest living medievalists, he will give seminars on medieval illumination and sculpture. In the first half-year he will speak at the Germanic Museum, and in the second half, at the New Fogg Museum...