Word: steadier
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Jake had the edge in other small ways, e.g., his placements were steadier and he had learned the value of the lob. Since he turned pro in 1947, Big Jake had also learned about eating. When the schedule called for six or seven nights of consecutive play, he filled up on late-afternoon steaks and topped off with egg-nogs. But he cut down on the calories when there were off-nights ahead. Said Kramer: "I think I'll tell the fellows at Forest Hills, 'When it rains, eat light...
...elder brother, Satish Chandra Bose, a quieter and steadier Congressman, was South Calcutta's delegate to the West Bengal Assembly until his death last year...
...earnings were something. On sales of $1,145,000,000, the net profit was $110 million. For the half year, G.M.'s gross was up only 22% over 1947. But its net was up more than 50% ($4.55 per common share v. $2.97), thanks to higher prices and steadier operations...
...there pitching, his team three runs behind, when the last game ended. He had come in too late. Bucky Harris' Yankees were normal and steady again. And no one was steadier than Pitcher Joe Page, the Yankees' hero of the day. For five straight innings he shot his fast ball across the plate, and only one Dodger reached base. It was the end of the Dodgers...
...Slimmer, Steadier. The Navy says with a straight face that the Neptune is only a peaceful research project. Its specifications give it a warlike look. It will be 45 ft. long-one foot shorter than the German V2, which is now considered obsolescent. It will be slimmer (32 inches in diameter instead of 65) and will weigh about six tons fully loaded, instead of the V-2's 14 tons...