Word: shorteners
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...loosens my shoulder muscles." Turley considers pitching "an exercise in psychology," is willing and anxious to learn from anyone who can help. From Don Larsen he learned the no-wind-up style that aids his control and concentration. From careful observation of his own failures, he learned to shorten his stride so that he no longer bangs his right elbow against his left knee when he follows through after a pitch. Unnecessary bases on balls and a chronic soreness in the elbow of his salary arm have disappeared almost overnight. "All I throw," says Turley, "is a fast ball...
...beefed-up world trade. 3) the exportable and basic meanings of the U.S. way of life. "It is up to us to make our freedom so rich, so dynamic, so self-disciplined that its values will be beyond dispute and its influence become so penetrating as to shorten the life expectancy of Communist imperialism...
...decided on murder the day Chekkal joined the French delegation to the United Nations: "I didn't have anything against him personally, or against his opinions, because I am .naturally very tolerant. But I was against his political actions. I thought in suppressing him I would shorten the war in Algeria. True France understands my nationalism...
Bundy pointed out, however, that other members of the Faculty felt that the present system has advantages over proposals to shorten the period of graduate study...
Actually, the law requiring the listing of expense account payments has been on the books since 1921. But it has been ignored by Internal Revenue and most taxpayers. In 1944 Internal Revenue went so far as to shorten the tax return form by eliminating the line for expense account payments, although the bureau still instructed taxpayers to list such payments in total income. In changing the 1957 form to require an accounting of expense account money, Internal Revenue was aiming at such loophole crawlers as the owner of a small business or the officer of a racketeering union who reports...