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Williams is--although he probably doesn't realize it--something of a philosopher, too. When he talks about a coach's job, he unconsciously expresses the reason why men turn to this low-paid, insecure livelihood...
...Founder John Simmons, who began life as a tailor, made a fortune out of introducing the U.S. to the ready-made suit. Probably in honor of the seamstresses he employed, Simmons left the bulk of his estate for a college that would prepare girls to earn "an independent livelihood." In 1902, in temporary quarters near Victorian Copley Square, the college opened, with courses in domestic engineering, secretarial and library work, and general science...
...opening for Newfoundland, the oldest English-speaking possession in North America.*After nearly four backward centuries as an isolated British colony, the rugged North Atlantic island -the tenth and youngest Canadian province-is becoming industrialized. Its 361,000 hardy inhabitants, who once looked to the sea for a scant livelihood as cod fishermen, are turning inland to their mineral-rich mountains, their forests and power-packed waterfalls. With these resources, Newfoundland has launched a development program to balance its lopsided maritime economy, and change the sparse existence of its people for a fuller life...
...describe the foul might bring a suit for damaging the fighter's professional reputation. A professional golfer once won a suit against the Press Association wire service when it mistakenly reported he had turned in no score at a tournament, because the misinformation was "detrimental to his livelihood." Critics of theater, books, music and movies are restricted the same way; a flatly unfavorable verdict may be taken as a reflection on character and bring a suit...
Alarmed, the Swiss watch industry met to protest. Maurice Vaucher, president of the Swiss Federation of Watch Manufacturers, reminded the Tariff Commission that Swiss imports "provide a livelihood for 15,000 Americans . . . engaged in the manufacture of cases, dials, watch straps and other accessories . . . and that these imports provide the major profit for 30,000 [U.S.] jewelry stores." Furthermore, the watchmen pointed out, Switzerland buys $5 worth of U.S. products for every $3 worth of its products that it sells...