Word: net
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From a handful of bare facts, neutral naval observers last week pieced together a story: Through the mine-strewn, net-hung waters of Helgoland Bight two divisions (three or four ships each) of British submarines made their way fortnight ago. Their highly risky mission was to sneak up and pot-shoot German warboats anchored at their bases, perhaps to intercept a squadron sallying out of harbor. One division belonged to the 640-ton Swordfish class. Two of its ships were the Seahorse and Starfish. The other division belonged to the 540-ton Unity class. One of its ships...
...Manhattan, biggest earner to report last week was National City, which listed $17,651,170, including profits of $6,897,525 on trade in securities. Not counting securities profits which National City, like many another bank, cannily retired to reserve, its net was 38.7% above...
...Most spectacular performer and No. 3 in profits was Continental Illinois, headed by onetime FDIC Boss Walter Joseph Cummings. During the year in which Continental Illinois retired the last $25 million of $50 million of preferred stock held by RFC, the bank wound up with a net profit of $16,526,010, including $6,882,388 in profits on securities...
...entire game, both sides put an a thrilling spectacle for the 3200 fans in the stands. The Crimson passing attack had vastly improved since the McGill debacle. Twice during the middle period Dave Eaton's second line executed a perfectly set-up play, permitting Stacy Hulse to dent the net...
...proposed plan to substitute five required introductory courses in the humanities and natural and social sciences for the present system of concentration and distribution is put into effect, the net result, in my opinion, will be a decisive step backward. It implies a failure on the part of our secondary schools to provide a solid and wide basis for college work or for life. This failure almost certainly exists; yet the trend in the colleges toward "orientation" courses for the Freshman and Sophomore years tends to preserve and aggravate the insufficiency of the schools rather than to remedy...