Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Pressed every second of the way by a persistent Jayvee crew, the University eight came back into its own yesterday afternoon, and in a terrific last minute spurt managed to nose out the seconds by barely three feet, in a time-trial over the mile and three-quarter course in the Basin...
...this year. As the two boats drew near the finish by the Union Boat Club, the Jayvee stroke, A. H. Parker '32 raised the beat, which he had kept lower than Cassedy's all the way. In the next instant Cassedy sent the stroke up for a final spurt, which shot the "championship" eight of last year across the line 2-5 of a second ahead of their rivals. The time clocked by Coach Charles Whiteside was 9 minutes, 23 seconds, which was considered fair considering the exceptionally bad water...
...half million British unemployed knew with particular poignancy last week where they stood. The spurt of British industry which began when the pound Sterling was taken off gold (TiME, Sept. 28), has now spent itself and British unemployment is rising again until, last week, it had almost reached Britain's all-time unemployment record, scored last September...
...April, Bonus loan application slacked off to 12,000 per week. Veterans' Administrator Hines then announced: "The job's about done." He estimated the total outlay at $1,050,000,-ooo. During May, however, there was a new and sudden spurt of loan applications. Last week they were pouring in again, at the rate of 35,000 per week. Best explanation for the new spurt was that, whereas needy veterans constituted the first big rush for loans, those employed and not in need were now coming forward to borrow while the Government's offer still stood. Last...
...five ahead of Princeton. Harvard v. Navy v. Penn. Last fortnight a Harvard crew coached by Syracuse graduate Charles Whiteside beat Princeton and M. I. T. Last week rowing a little more smoothly, much more confidently, the same crew beat Navy by a length and one-half with a spurt over the last third of a mile and one-half course on the Schuylkill at Philadelphia. Penn was a poor third. Columbia v. M. I. T. Columbia and M. I. T. lined up on the Harlem and rowed a mile and three-quarters in water that was rough as well...