Word: larger
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Such, fairly and frankly set forth by an honest, candid man, is the train of thought by which 99 Britons out of 100 have arrived at the belief that it is right for them to have a larger navy than the U. S., which has so many less merchant ships and colonies to protect than they...
...largest carried with it only a statistical distinction. Last week a portion of the merger rumors came true in the formation of Republic Steel Co., Eaton consolidation which, though still considerably smaller even than Bethlehem Steel, moved indisputably into the third position and contained the potentialities of a still larger company wth the possible addition of other Eaton companies as yet uncombined...
While the pool in the new gymnasium will not be completed before March 1, in all probability, the national intercollegiate meet is to be held there on March 28 and 29. Eighteen colleges participated in this meet last season at St. Louis, but a larger entry list is expected this year since it is to take place in the East. Inasmuch as Freshmen are not eligible for this meet, it is unlikely that the Crimson will enter any competitors before next season...
...evident that the policy that makes such conferences possible through invitations to all the parties concerned performs a necessary service toward the smooth functioning of athletics in this area. Harvard is in peculiarly advantageous position for performing such a service because of its larger equipment and its long-standing athletic prestige. In pursuing the present policy, the H. A. A. has recognized both its obligations and its potentialities toward effecting athletic concord in greater Boston...
Apropos recent cases in which game wardens have been shot by hunters caught out of season, Chief Redington said, "In some of the most important wildfowl concentration areas in the country we have repeatedly noticed . . . groups of individuals recruited directly from the lowest criminal element of our larger cities...