Word: slow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shall have to forego that. Briefly, however, I am convinced that we definitely turned the corner in business depression several months ago and that the gradual improvement which has begun to occur in several industries is the forerunner of general and widespread improvement in business. The improvement may be slow; it may be spotty; it may be threatened from time to time by political disturbances in Europe and other world influences. Nevertheless American business is throughly sound at heart. In this country there are one hundred and five million people, most of whom are living in an ordinary, normal fashion...
This afternoon Coach Haines took his crews down at a slow paddle to the starting point of the regular four-mile course. From there they were sent up- stream over the course with the tide. The first crew covered the distance in 21 minutes, 12 seconds at an average stroke of from 28 to 31, showing the best balance and spacing they have displayed for some time. University B's half-length lead at the start was turned into a disadvantage of from three to four lengths as they crossed the finish line. The time is considered very good...
...peoples is indicated by the feeling in political circles that secrecy is essential to any advance. It looks like a case of one hundred per cent suspicion all around. But surely if there is any real desire in the world for peace and disarmament, the nations will not be slow to follow anyone who has the courage to be the leader. Why not put disarmament to the test in a "free and open encounter",--and be done...
...Singer" by Oliver LaFarge and difficult to see what justification there is for the latter sending a good man into adversity without a proper tragic flaw in his character. Scraft remains loyal to an ill-chosen wife who possesses no lure whatever for him. Finally his virtue engenders a slow hatred and we are permitted to watch him approach destruction. The tragedy is off the stage; the audience is left without catharsis and in dismay at the outcome. Mr. LaFarge happily prefers to prefers to preserve to us a good man and rescues him from the lure of piracy through...
...scores of the University men qualifying, out of a possible 250, were as follows: C. P. Swinnerton ocC., 232; Algerton Black '23, 217; A. F. Birch E.S., 215; R. A. Culler '22, 206; G. M. Ramsey ocC., 204. There were two scores of 5 shots each, slow fire, at 15 and 25 yards, and one rapid fire, at 25 yards...