Word: swiftly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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LONDON, Feb. 12--Britain, Greece and Turkey pushed toward a lasting peace in Cyprus with swift rounds of talks today aimed at bringing independence to that troubled British colony...
...rare books and ranks with the British Museum and similar organizations in the eyes of international book dealers. Though Houghton is perhaps the organ of the university most entirely devoted to the intellectual aristocracy, its function is essential, and its contents will continue to grow at the present swift rate throughout the coming years.INCUNABULA in the first floor display room of Houghton Library, includes bibliophilic treasures dating from the invention of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century. The public is welcomed to this and other displays, but only legitimate scholars are given access to the complete...
This type of course preserves coherence and completeness at the expense of a broad view and general interest which the non-concentrator looks for. But even the concentrators would benefit from considering together the now-divorced writers, such as Fielding, Swift, and Johnson, without having to wade through the 17th Century romances and 18th Century letter-writers as well...
...Woodstock, Vt. in 1934, the first chair lift at Sun Valley, Idaho in 1937. Until then a skier had to be young and determined enough to rise at dawn, spend most of the day trudging up the side of a mountain for the sake of one or two swift descents. The tow made skiing a downhill...
...White company was on its last legs in 1935 when the stockholders brought Black in to save it. Black's first accomplishment was to bring out, in 1937, the first light, fast truck motor that gave the truck industry the kind of power needed for modern, swift intercity traffic. White again turned the industry on its hubcap by tucking the truck motor under the cab seat. This cut 1 ft. off the cab length, substantially increasing the loading space. To answer the industry's need for an easily serviced engine, White made cabs that would tilt forward, exposing...