Word: succeed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...discovered a method of changing his fellows from "canaries to eagles" and persuading them that they were "as fixed as the stars, as unchanging as the sun" could hardly be expected to wait. Think of the results if such as he should succeed; one hundred and ten million people in one country all capable of anything--health, happiness, strength the property of all; complete immunity from accident, from weakness, from sickness. Surely the possessor of such a panacea is only right in telling the world...
...announced decision to resign as head coach of the University track team, the Graduate Track Advisory Committee has found it necessary to appoint a new track coach, and after long consideration has finally decided upon Mr. C. William Martin, now head coach of track at Pennsylvania State College, to succeed Mr. Bingham. Mr. E. L. Farrell will continue as assistant and will have charge of the field events...
...part of a production in order to sell him labor. In the days of the Romans, there were twenty or so occupati9ons for the laboring man, now there are thirty seven thousand or more occupations or divisions of labor and each requires concentration on small part in order the succeed and be of ordinary demand...
...Coach Robinson has abandoned almost--wholly the expected policy of overhead attack and has resorted all season to straight football. The Brunonians, however, are said to have a dangerous weapon in their passing game and it is supposed that it will be utilized if the straight drives do not succeed against the Crimson next Saturday...
...profanity in the city, and report a remarkable success attending their efforts. The committee declares that by actual statistics 75 percent of the bad language which was once heard has now been abolished, and although the prospects for a complete purification seem small, the reformers hope to succeed eventually. When Verona has been purged, their efforts will be extended to other cities, and bit by bit they hope to see the movement spread over the face of the civilized world...