Word: sizing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have started a race in building. It is tolerably plain that the limit [10,000 tons] was put too high for real economy. Other countries set about designing and authorizing the building of a number of these large cruisers, with the result that instead of the maximum [in size] they become standard. We naturally had to do the same thing. But it was not until 1924, two or three years after the Washington Conference, that any of these cruisers were laid down in this country. That was done by the Socialist [British Labor] Government, and was the only creditable performance...
...surprising size was held in George Smith Hall between the hours of four and seven. Backed by obliging mothers, a group of five Freshmen arranged and carried through this social innovation...
...second quarter opened with no better outlook. W. A. Beyer '32, Harvard's high scorer then dribbled half the length of the floor for the Crimson's first tally. Growing accustomed to the size of the court by that time, Harvard made a series of goals, but failed to equal Milton's mark by the end of the half, the schoolboys leading...
Although severely handicapped by their inexperience in playing on a standard large size floor, the Freshman basketball quintet outstripped the Milton five 20 to 15 in yesterday's encounter at Milton...
...reported, further, that the Museum was badly under-staffed, having only eight employees, while inquiry showed that museums of not more than half our size usually kept from three to four times that number of workers actively employed. Contacts with outside scientists and with other institutions and museums, which are essential to progress, have been very largely allowed to drop. The Museum has relapsed into a state of isolation which is regrettable. The reciprocal loans for purposes of study, which are universal among museums, should now be encouraged, under proper precautions, and every effort should be made to enlist...