Word: maintaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...trusts has not been due to any of these things, but rather to the practice of buying up their competitors and the willingness of these competitors for such an amalgamation. This is especially true in the case of the Tobacco Trust, whose large capital has enabled it to maintain, for a time at least, prices that are far above the competitive level...
...this Professor Durand compared with what, to him, is the only safe policy, prohibition. The term "regulation" means price regulation. If we do this, it is said, the "teeth of the Trusts will be pulled." Experience shows that large corporations like the Standard Oil have been able to maintain unfair competitive prices. If prices were regulated by the Government the power of the Trusts would be broken...
Another innovation proposed is the establishment of an "English Review" Mr. Castle says, "My suggestion is, that the English department maintain with as little expense as possible a weekly publication in which the works of the students in English be widely printed. The students would soon enough discover their errors with their own two eyes and strive more willingly to correct them...
...been tested by a big war, yet the great bulk of the people, in ignorance of our military affairs, have a serene confidence in the army that would be fatal in a time of emergency. The United States does not wish a large standing army; the policy being to maintain a highly efficient corps of regulars, backed by a good militia and a large force of volunteer reserves, and it is for the commanding and training of these reserves that the government is seeking men in the universities. The need has been further accentuated in the late years of territorial...
...relay and giving H. G. MacLure '15 a lead of two yards. MacLure increased the gap on Benson, giving E. P. Stone '15 a five yard lead over C. T. Guething of Technology. The latter set a terrific pace which he was, however, unable to maintain. Stone had no trouble in starting W. J. Bingham '16 with a five yard advantage on T. H. Guething, Technology's last man. Bingham finished in the time of 6 minutes, 16 1-5 seconds...