Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This early training, or rather lack of formal training, does not hinder, but helps Peter in his competitive swimming at Harvard. He is used to swimming longer and tires less easily than the hot-house variety of natators. The Crimson coaches consider him a better distance prospect than a dash man, and as soon as he learns the correct pace, will develop into as fine a swimmer as ever dove into the Harvard pool...
...cross-section of the nation's schools, or lack of them, is no edifying sight. Last year approximately three and a half million children, to again quote Dr. Frank, "found the door to educational advantage slammed in their faces." Where struggling communities maintain some parts of their school system, teachers labor with greatly augmented classes, due to unemployment conditions. Although their efficiency is impaired in every way, including overwork and cuts in meagre salaries, the teachers of the country have shown a courageous and public-spirited attitude, even providing lunches for penniless children as well as assuming many burdens...
...Adopted at 18 months by a wealthy couple who educated him as a lawyer, Leon Fraser had never worked in a bank that received or paid out cash when, in 1933, he was elected president of Bank for international Settlements. But his lack of experience was no handicap. B. I. S. handles almost no cash, keeps in its vault as a solemn joke nothing but a 25? California gold piece and a counterfeit Spanish sovereign. Banker Fraser was an expert in international finance, had helped organize B. I. S., built up its profitable business in League of Nations loans...
...enlightening, especially in reference to the recent games. The remarkable peregrinations of the Crimson team from the lower reaches of the standing to a tie for third place, and then back to sixth place within the past few weeks serve to show the closeness of the race, and the lack of disparity between the teams...
...boxing and wrestling events the Green will enter the winners of its intramural championships, while Harvard, lacking such tournaments, will send in three wrestlers and five boxers from its Jayvee teams. A sixth boxing event was originally planned, in the heavyweight class, but this has been cancelled due to lack of entrants...