Word: loaf
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...benefits of well-planned, stiff examinations to sift the "good risk" from the "bad risk" men, the President demonstrated that the overwhelming majority of bare pass students in college fail to do well in graduate schools, and, similarly, in after life. The familiar argument that a man can loaf through college and then change overnight to a brilliant law student, President Conant described as mythical...
...President's democratic manners, when in spite of a heavy mist rapidly turning to rain, Franklin Roosevelt asked to have the top of their car lowered the better to see and be seen. "Comme c'est joli!" exclaimed Linguist Roosevelt, indicating the rounded dome of Sugar Loaf Mountain...
...Deal-the President of Brazil and the President of the United States." Then driving happily down to the waterfront with an escort of red-white-&-blue uniformed guards Franklin Roosevelt put to sea on the Indianapolis, while fireworks said farewell to him from the summits of Sugar Loaf, Corcovado, Gavea, Tijuca...
They had stowed away on the West Mahwah but were discovered at midnight, two hours after sailing. Furious, Captain Hansen at once ordered a few pieces of painters' staging spliced together, gave the boys two bottles of water and a loaf of bread, set them adrift. At dawn the four castaways sighted Coffin Island 15 miles away, tried to reach it by paddling with their hands. They were still far away that afternoon when the fishing smack Desafio picked them up, carried them to Ponce...
...allegation is made . . . of bad faith or any subterfuge or secrecy on the part of the respondent in connection with its price policy." Open to all Kraft customers is a series of discounts from list prices varying with quantity purchased and method of delivery. On Kraft's loaf cheese a grocer gets 1? per lb. off if he buys in lots of from 30 lb. to 149 lb., another 1? for lots of from 150 lb. to 749 lb., and on up. On packaged cheese and salad products Kraft allows a 5% discount on orders amounting...