Word: marginal
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Smaller Margin. Publisher James H. McGraw Jr. (McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.) also drew a bead on the Administration. He accused Harry Truman of causing the current power shortage in the Northwest by short-circuiting power projects. The result is that the area "may be set back for a long time to come...
...electric men thought that the Government's argument for more public power projects was based largely on spotty power shortages; the overall shortage was about licked. The institute estimated that this year's margin of reserve capacity should be 9.7%, or nearly double last year's reserve. But the U.S. would not have the 15% margin of reserve capacity it needs until...
Cornell, stroking higher, pulled out a slight early lead, but was overtaken half-way down the course. With a half-mile to go, Harvard had a length margin, which it increased to a length and three-quarters by the finish...
...renewals of two choice stakes: the Coaching Club American Oaks for three-year-old fillies and the Suburban Handicap for older horses, both $50,000-added attractions. Topping the Oaks field is Calumet Farm's Wistful. Topping the Suburban entries?by such a wide margin that he was all but "weighted out of the race" this week?was Calumet's great Coaltown, co-holder of two world's records...
...earn its place in the finals, the Crimson won a morning qualifying heat, again beating Penn by about the same margin of two-thirds of a length. Harvard, not extending itself overmuch, rowed a casual 37 at the finish when it came from behind to beat Penn, Navy, BU, Syracuse, and Rutgers in that order...