Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Under the iron hand of the Republican majority, the Tariff Bill was rounded into shape for final passage by the House last week. It was not a pretty sight for soft-hearted political theorists. But that large sector of U. S. citizens which exalts the House over the Senate, which praises its "businesslike" method of legislative procedure, glowed with fresh admiration as it observed a tight little political autocracy make the fewest necessary concessions to muster a party majority behind its economic will and then, under a special rule, impel the measure through to passage...
...activity of engineers in their drilling for hard pan back of Gore Hall indicates the approach of the House Plan in the shape of brick and mortar. Harvard men, however they may feel about the desirability of the Plan, can not help realizing that the University's social experiment is no longer a paper theory. Unit number one will shortly arise a reality...
...Since one or two paddles over a long distance may be in order this week, Harrison will undoubtedly prove his worth within the next few days. He is tall, heavy, and possessed of a great deal of racing experience but whether or not he will shape up to the requirements for a good stroke oar whether Gains to be seen. In the short stretches he sends his crew along with about the same amount of form as the first eight cut the crucial test which comes in raising the beat is still...
...living quarters of the house are several feet above the ground giving it, the appearance of a bushy tree. The structure is hexagonal in shape, suspended from a central tower by cables. The inventor uses for the main theory of his work the principle that triangles and hexagons are the usual forms of natural objects, and, consequently, the most stable. He pointed out that the force of gravity tends to destroy a square and strengthen a triangle or hexagon...
...house is glassed in on all sides by hollow flasks of an unbreakable material partially exhausted of air. They are of a triangular shape and are held in place by rubber tubing which fits in grooves in the edges and when filled with compressed air, tightens to form an airtight enclosure of high tensile strength...