Word: strides
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...race, in which Owens was not second but third, a stride behind Negro Ralph Metcalfe, was run in 10.2 sec., which would have been a world's record except for a soft following breeze. In the broad jump Peacock cleared 26 ft. 3 in., ? in. better than the currently accepted world's record and ¾ in. better than Owens' best last week, but 5¼ in. short of the record Owens set last...
Smoothly in his stride, Chamberlain cheerfully shunted the suggestion of world stabilization of currencies made last week by U. S. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau (TIME, May 20): "Just as it is no use to try to anchor a ship if the anchorage is always shifting, so it seems to me it would be futile to attempt to bring about stabilization in that way until we can see some prospect of stability of conditions after that stabilization has been effected. All I can say, therefore, is that stabilization is one of our ultimate objectives. We are now watching, and shall...
Returning once more to their high-scoring stride, after losing to Princeton a week ago, the Varsity lacrossemen lashed 12 markers past the goalie to defeat the Boston Lacrosse Club 12-2 on the Business School field Saturday. Edmands, Captain England, and Bosworth led the Crimson to victory with five, four, and three goals respectively...
Such words as the English managed to insert edgewise the German assimilated without pausing in his stride. At 7:15 p. m. Sir John and Capt. Eden withdrew with negotiation not yet begun. At their Embassy correspondents were given to understand that "the best that can be hoped for" is that Germany will demand as of right an Army as large as the largest (Russia's), an air force as large as the largest (France's) and a navy 30% as large as His Majesty's Government's. "This," prominent Nazis said, "will be sufficient until...
Each contestant must seize his charts from the ward supervisor. Then he is required to make a complete circuit of the room, only breaking his stride to smile an inclusive grin at the ceiling. No answers are required to any stupid questions and most of them fall in this category. A good man can make it in seven seconds...