Word: peakes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson oarsmen are expected to reach the peak of their form by Saturday of this week. At least two, and possibly three time trials are contemplated before the Yale race, the last clocked spin being set for a week from tomorrow. During the last few workouts before the afternoon of June 19, Coach Stevens will devote his time to polishing up minor faults, and to preserving the condition of the oarsmen. The cooler weather, and the fact that examinations are practically over will enable the entire camp to settle itself for the final training grind which ends on June...
...confidence of the College, it is this one. In its two races so far it has shown itself powerful, fast, game, and capable of further improvement. Indeed the note of greatest optimism is in the fact that Coach Stevens has not yet brought his men to the peak of their form and speed. With the proper amount of hard work that peak will be reached on June...
...sensations of the spring has been the recrudescence of building operations. Previously it had been thought, even by mortgage lenders and large operators, that the "building boom" was past its peak, and the evidence of unrented offices and apartments confirmed this view. But the ease in the money market has evidently set the construction industry in motion again...
...month ago, liquidation in the grain and security markets became pronounced, after an optimistic winter of steadily advancing prices. The question arose as to the real significance of the March setback in the speculative markets. Some held it to be the "peak" of a major business cycle. Others considered it merely a temporary readjustment of speculative dreams to hard realities, and thus a movement of secondary importance...
...Each revival," continued Professor Whitehead, "touches a lower peak than its predecessor, and each period of slackness a lower depth. The average curve marks a steady fall in religious tone. In some countries the interest in religion is higher than in others. But in those countries where the interest is relatively high, it falls as the generations pass. Religion is tending to degenerate into a decent formula wherewith to embellish a comfortable life...