Word: slowest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...white peoples the Europeans increase most slowly and the most civilized European countries the slowest of all. Fertility champions of Europe are the Jugoslavs with a 35 net increase per 1,000 population per year. Tail-enders are the Swedes with a net increase...
...General Johnson's suggestion, code authorities in Washington have been making surveys of potential buyers for machinery, plant equipment, and other products of capital goods industries-slowest to respond to Recovery. Last week the first to report was the cotton textile industry, which was also the first to sign a code. After a survey of 500 cotton mills representing one-half of the industry's 30,000,000 spindles, the Cotton Textile Code Authority discovered that mill owners were willing to spend $86,000,000 in addition to present commitments in the next 18 months - 60% for manufacturing...
...from the Giants' bench raced Charley Dressen. a substitute third baseman who had not had his hands on the ball throughout the series. He waylaid Manager Terry. "Play back. Bill," he begged. "I know this guy Bolton from the minors. He hits hard but he's the slowest man in the league. Play him for a double play!" Astonished, Terry obeyed, ordered his infielders back. True to Dressen's word. Bolton burned a drive to shortstop, lumbered toward first. Ryan was well prepared. He scooped it up, flipped it to Critz at second, who shot...
...pace for the first quarter-mile, Bonthron and Lovelock at his heels. Officials and athletes under bright umbrellas in Palmer Stadium's centre field shook their heads. The runners were going much too fast. In the third quarter Horan moved out front. It proved to be the slowest part of the race, but fast enough to prevent Horan from finishing. Then Bonthron, a bit ahead of Lovelock, took the lead. The event was now between them. In the back stretch of the last lap, Lovelock was running smoothly, holding himself in. Then Bonthron let loose. Lovelock, with less effort...
...voters to polls through England's election soup was the frantic problem of candidates. Ding-donging down the city streets and even country lanes party workers cried, "Follow the bell!" Hastily posted paper arrows on sidewalks pointed pollwards. But fog effects could not be defeated. Voting was the slowest in years...