Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...experience and the climax runner who is a prime essential to Greasy Neale's plan of attack. Running and passing will be divided between Hovey Seymour and Fred Burr. Seymour was the captain and standout player of last year's unusually inferior Freshman team. He has both power and speed, but whether he has the deceptive change of pace of a first class ball-carrier remains to be seen, Burr is a letterman, passes and runs well, but never really got under way last fall...
...advising Poland to avoid provocative action, "von Ribbentrop replied that His Majesty's Government's advice had had cursed (verflucht) little effect. I mildly retorted that I was surprised to hear such language from th Minister for Foreign Affairs." Ribbentrop "read out in German aloud at top speed" a series of demands on Poland a then refused to let Sir Nevile see the text. "Herr von Ribbentrop's whole demeanor during our unpleasant interview was apin Herr Hitler at his worst...
...Submarine now alongside. Please come for us now, old man, and do all speed you can. Will be on lookout. Leaving room...
...production rate of 40 to 60% of nominal capacity, output can easily be sped up or slowed down. But to speed up much beyond 60% of capacity, time and money must be spent sweeping spider webs out of high-cost idle factories, oil and repairs have to be lavished on obsolete machinery. At such times as the present, orders can be delivered no faster than the economic assembly line is able to move through U. S. industry's many tight spots and bottlenecks...
...steel industry with a supposed capacity of 72,000,000 tons of ingots a year, it was estimated that four months will be needed to raise capacity to 85%, a full year to refit obsolete mills and reach 100%. Efficient high-speed producers, like Chicago's Inland, Cleveland's Otis, Detroit's Great Lakes (division of National) were reported to be sold out at 100% of production until well into 1940. Syracuse's Crucible Steel, No. 1 specialist in alloy steels for gun and shell forgings, automobile and aircraft parts, was booked solid through January...