Word: precisionism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stereotyped into a great covered-wagon cliche, the early history of the American West often becomes a twisted fantasy of half-truths for a casual student of the pioneer era. American authors have universally glorified the Oregon Trial to the practical exclusion of all else. Multiplying with rabbit like precision...
But if quantity is short, quality is a lot better. There would not be much of the junk that cluttered up counters during the war. Some of the newer gadgets are precision jobs. Samples: a dump truck with a hydraulic lift; a scale model of a concrete mixer that pours...
Without Levi Jackson, Yale's running attack almost disappeared: against the strong Columbia line even powerful Ferd Nadherny could break away only a couple of times. What was amazing was that with no speed threat to worry the New Yorkers' backs and ends, the Elis could complete 17 forward passes...
The companies were accused of adding to their base prices-in lieu of actual freight, shipping and switching charges-an arbitrary amount, "automatically arrived at with mathematical precision" by a formula provided by the steel institute. Even though cheaper truck or water transportation might actually be used, the formula allegedly...
Precision in arrival and departure, however, and attendance at the last class before and the first class after the three-day lull in summer grinding, was advised by University Hall.