Word: marginally
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...third period, the Dunstermen missed several foul shots but still kept the close margin of one point as the period ended, 28 to 27. However, in the last period, the Deacons broke away to add 12 points to their score, while the fatigued Funsters only managed to nail four...
...basket shooter for the Dunstermen was Oakley, who knocked in six during the tense game that pushed the Deacons as the Funsters continually strived to get a margin on the Kirkland score...
...Federal Reserve Board, which long ago relaxed or dropped special requirements for down payments on houses, appliances and other consumer goods, last week did the same for the stock market. It cut the margin (i.e., cash payment) required of stock-market investors from 75% to 50%-back to where it was before Korea...
...high margin was not needed, since most stock buying has been for cash. Outstanding credit on stocks last week was only a mere 1.8% of the total value of listed stocks. By making it easier to buy, FRB hoped to steady the market, which has gone down more often than up in the last two weeks, and encourage nervous businessmen who still think that the market is an accurate barometer of business conditions. Last week Government bonds were also weak. Long-term (20year) issues sold below 95 for the first time since issuance, bringing their yield up to 2.8%. Reason...
With Jeff Coolidge and Dough Manchester both in the box halfway through the period, the Bruins socked in two goals to give them a 3 to 2 lead. The margin held until the period's end, and despite a brilliant fight by Harvard in the final session, the Bruins ended up out in front...