Word: maximum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...France, the Blum government seems to be trying whole-heartedly to make the agreement workable, apparently letting the franc reach its "natural limit" between the maximum and minimum stated values in gold. As evidence of its sincerity it cut tariffs yesterday to the extent of 15 to 20 per cent. There will be howls of rage and vigorous pressure applied upon the government as a consequence of this action, but, provided the Blum government isn't unhorsed in the kaleidoscopic changes of French politics, there is some hope of having stable monetary markets. However enduring the present French government...
...undergraduate body will receive an increase of only 18 Conant Prize Scholars with the Class of '40. There will be 21 Conant Fellows as upperclassmen, each receiving a maximum of $1200, and bringing the total number of these scholarship holders...
...maximum enjoyment on the minimum effort" is its slogan. "All you have to be able to do is play a note." The genius of the directors is so great that only two rehearsals during the week suffice to make perfect the maneuvers and music at Saturday football games...
...There is strong reason to believe that the findings of biochemistry and medicine will afford conclusive evidence that freshness in food is of paramount importance to a nation, so that there will be a national outcry both for the absolute maximum of home production and for production of vegetables contiguous to great cities...
...awarded prize fellowships to enter Harvard College this fall, President James B. Conant announced here tonight. These are the highest awards given to entering Freshmen at Harvard, being renewable throughout the four years of college and carrying stipends sufficiently large, when necessary, to meet all the student's expenses. Maximum awards are $1,000 the first year and $1,200 each year there after...