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...still a "shop man" with a limitless interest in prowling through plants and greeting machinists by their first names. The boy from Hell's Kitchen had never found much time for social life; he and his wife seldom went out, seldom entertained. His work was still his life, and he drove other men to work simply by example-by his own almost fearful enthusiasm, energy and capacity for toil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MOBILIZATION: The Man at the Wheel | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

...months of battle experience, U.S. evaluation of the Chinese enemy has fluctuated widely. At first the Chinese seemed to burst from their Manchurian "sanctuary" like a limitless, indoctrinated, irresistible horde. Gradually they slowed down, passed from advance to a stubborn holding action. Weaknesses became more apparent: deficiencies in air power, tanks and heavy artillery; primitive supply lines, relying in part upon oxcarts and manback; pitiful lack of medical care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ENEMY: Human Sea | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

...Encyclopedia of Endocrinology, which took 15 years to compile, he dismisses as "finger exercises." To date, little of his theory has been translated into the practice of healing. But he believes that a "whole new branch of medicine is opening up" and intends to devote his life to "this limitless field." He has hopes that specialists in stress will be able to catch up with-and eventually get ahead of-the stresses of civilization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Life of Stress | 10/9/1950 | See Source »

...student, calmly said, "Okay, Scream." This shook off the intruder, but according to the raconteur, it shows that the blackmail she might have earned on parietal rules frauds was limitless...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Parietal Rules Produce Some Friction | 10/6/1950 | See Source »

...second place an hour symphony concert admits at most only three spots for commercials, as opposed to the limitless advertising time on a half hour show such as the Hit Parade. Third, the radio station, and hence the sponsor, has to pay more to hire a large orchestra than it does to employ a smaller group...

Author: By Brenton WELLING Jr., | Title: BRASS TACKS | 3/7/1950 | See Source »

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