Word: pound
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...came to the news that France was devaluing her franc. That was French news, however. The U. S. news was that: 1) the U. S. joined with Britain in welcoming France to devalue her franc to approximately the same level to which the dollar has been fixed, the pound maneuvered; 2) the U. S. made a purely gentlemen's agreement with Britain and France to try to stabilize their respective currencies at this level (30% to 40% below pre-Depression value), provided other nations do not start another currency war by cutting deeper...
...born controversialist and she was notoriously one of the most outspoken and fearless critics in the history of any literature. The poetic renaissance called her best faculties into play, and she used them with striking success from the time when her memorable--and triumphant--quarrel with the mercurial Pound began in 1913, until her death. She was never more magnificent than when confronted by ill-natured opponents in a lecture-room. On the other hand, there was never a fairer opponent than she, nor one more ready to make friends again. Yet polemics provided but one channel for the immense...
...House residents, while members of Varsity, Second and Third Varsity and 150 Pound sport squads may not represent their respective Houses in these same sports...
...part of the Guggenheim's gold mining ventures. In the Federated Malay States, it and two subsidiaries hold properties estimated to contain 72,151,000 Ib. of tin. Because the deposits are alluvial, they can be "dredged." Each cubic yard of dredged earth yields about half a pound of metal. Annual output of the company varies according to quotas set every three months by the International Tin Committee. Bases of the cartel allowances, which apply to about 90% of the world's production, are 1929 outputs. In 1935, working at 42% of rated capacity, Yukon Gold turned...
...closely related to that of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and general examinations will largely supplant course credits in the pursuit of the degree. Finally, President Conant must continue his search for a Dean for the Law School, a post vacant since the resignation of Dean Roscoe Pound last year...