Word: retains
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Robinson was compelled also to condense other portions, such as the lines assigned to the Magi in the original, rather prolix astronomical disquisitions on the appearance of the new star. Whenever he did so, however, he succeeded in retaining the spirit of the medieval play. The scene with the raging Herod, well done by Mr. Dickson, he was fortunately able to retain practically intact...
Coach Wachter's squad is far too large at present, but he wishes to give all of the men a fair opportunity, so he will retain them all for two weeks more...
American football is unquestionably a great game. It appeals to the American spectator as no other game appears capable of doing. It must, from its very nature, retain a majority of the features which have made it so popular in college and school circles if it is to be popular in the professional world, and it is on the ability of professional promoters to make it do this that their success will depend. In Great Britain professional soccer has proved wonderfully successful drawing crowds of from 75,000 to 100,000; but the two games are of an entirely different...
Like the Boston American which publishes its evening edition in the morning and its morning edition in the evening, the people of the United States elect a flew Congress before the old one has fairly become old and retain the old long after the new one has ceased...
...therefore, an employe pays only two-thirds of the price of the stock he buys. Actually, the situation is even more favorable than this to an employe owing to withdrawals, interest, etc. In a similar plan operated by a subsidiary, it was found that about 90% of employes permanently retain their stock...