Word: maximum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...technical one of Chaplin's "intent" in paying Joan Berry's fare from Los Angeles to New York and return. If the jury should find that he intended to bed with her, conviction on two charges (two trips) of violating the Mann Act might bring him a maximum sentence of $10,000 fine and ten years in prison, presumably to be followed by deportation as an undesirable alien...
...Twist. For maximum portability the Army's engineers and industrial experts designed light-gauge (4 or 6 in.) steel pipe spirally constructed, like a soda straw. A 20-ft. section weighs less than 100 Ib. Sections are joined by special couplings which can be fitted in a minute...
...know very much. Take It or Leave It gives each of five people from the studio audience a chance to answer seven questions correctly (or quit with a cash prize after any number of correct answers less than seven). Seven correct answers in a row nets the maximum $64. All that Baker has to do is ask the questions - prepared by a Smith College girl who was the only one in her class to flunk meteorology-and make everyone feel good...
...Relaxation. Two years ago, Dr. Griffith began using curare on patients (especially abdominal cases) whose muscles remained tense in spite of general anesthesia. He was delighted at the "dramatic and complete relaxation" produced by the contents of one 5-cc ampoule injected into a vein. The effects are at maximum in five minutes, usually last 20 minutes...
...Signed a bill for veterans' mustering-out pay (maximum...