Word: problem
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Industry. Although a vast amount of capital has been expended on Russian industry by the government, it remains the most serious problem that the Soviet is facing. The basic reason for this is that, with its bureaucratic control, its restricted markets, and its general inefficiency, Russian industry is not able to turn out goods cheap enough to appeal to the peasantry, its logical customer...
...Holland Tunnel's greatest problem was not its construction, but its ventilation-how to avoid the poisonous carbon monoxide gas exhausted from motor trucks and cars. Ventilation experiments at Yale, the University of Illinois and the U. S. Bureau of Mines showed that more than four parts of the gas in 10,000 of air was dangerous. To prevent disaster absolutely Chief Engineer Holland installed 84 ventilating fans in four 10 story buildings, two on each side of the Hudson. Part of them blow fresh air into the tunnel floor through vents, others suck vitiated air through ducts...
This week present more of a problem, But I approach it with traditional fearlessness. We Forecasts are a courageous crew. I might tell you stirring tales of the family's heroic past--of the Forecast who died for an idea-- of the Forecast who was confined for life for lack of an idea. But I will not. Rather will I show you that the Forecast of today need not hide their heads when their ancestor's names are mentioned...
...most serious problem connected with the underground transmission of a high voltage electric current is the deterioration of the insulating material, and this is the special study being made at the Engineering School...
...undergraduates and graduate students chosen as representatives by the various clubs, fraternities, publications, and other organizations interested in any branch of infra-University competition. The committee will enter teams on the roster of the several recognized sports and will draw up schedules, make rules and regulations and settle any problem concerning this type of athletics...