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Word: nets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sure of making larger profits than they ever made in peace, and have complete guarantee against loss." He said Britain's total tonnage loss for three months was 340,000, offset by 280,000 tons transferred from other flags (exclusive of charters), captured or built new. Net loss: 60,000 tons out of a grand total of 21,000,000 tons. For every 1,000 British tons sunk, 110,000 tons reached British ports and nearly 140,000 tons went out, a ratio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT SEA: Churchill v. Chain Belt | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

...days, bringing the total which the Allies claim to have sunk in three months to 43, or more than half the number Germany is said to have had on hand when war began. Figuring replacements at two per week (Churchill's figure), this would make Germany's net loss up to this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT SEA: Quiet But Fierce | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

...third canto saw both sides playing their ablest and fastest, with the New York visitors tying the game up in short order. Douglas Cochrane made the first St. Nicks tally when he caught Freedley out of his net. Captain Blake Shepard and Robert Cooke scored consecutively at 14:39 and 15:56 to cause the 3 to 3 deadlock...

Author: By Peter Dammann, | Title: Hockey Sextet Downs St. Nicholas Veterans 5 to 3 In Breathtaking Opener | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Never faltering before the New York blast, the Crimson rallied to net the winning shots in the last four minutes of play. Dave Eaton led off at 16:40 by taking a pass from Prenie Willetts and sinking the rubber from a difficult angle...

Author: By Peter Dammann, | Title: Hockey Sextet Downs St. Nicholas Veterans 5 to 3 In Breathtaking Opener | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

...last 45 seconds of play, Hulse rang the bell again over the protests of the St. Nicks alternate net man Peter Grayce, who threw the puck into the stands and carried on long altercations with the officials. Grayce apparently maintained that the puck and bounced off the goal post clear of the net...

Author: By Peter Dammann, | Title: Hockey Sextet Downs St. Nicholas Veterans 5 to 3 In Breathtaking Opener | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

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