Word: outperform
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Kyser, aged 37¾, had never appealed for deferment. But Elmer Davis' OWI had. Reason: Kyser and his band outperform all other entertainers of the troops (1,100 appearances in 300 camps). In addition, he has sold $95 millions of war bonds...
Veteran Goalie Steve O'Neill will mind the nets for the yearlings and, judging by past performances and Hodder's forecasts, is set to outperform his Eli rival. The relative ability of the two teams in the cage will go a long way towards deciding the game...
Result of this flexible system: it gives the individual businessman leeway to do his best individual work. Said Mr. Willkie: "The enterprise fella can enterprise. You ought to see the way Rootes goes after his job. Most of them are thinking, 'If we can outperform the Government arsenals, we can convert them into private factories after the war and there won't be any nonsense about whether private enterprise will survive or not.' So they're working their shirts off. Of course they also have the motive of patriotism, but the big thing is their natural...