Word: task
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...theory fits that goal. And specifically he should ask whether the admissions, advisory, and tutorial systems, which are all related by a thread of continuity, carry out the theory. Perhaps the answers to these questions lie in the statement in President Conant's report for 1937 that "the immediate task before us is the intensification of our effort...
...only stumbling block to peace negotiations was Lopez' refusal to abdicate. To Author Barrett the simple fact that so many Paraguayans perished is proof of their devotion to Lopez. But when readers note that one out of every six men in the Paraguayan army was given the task of shooting waverers, Lopez' victories are likely to seem as unheroic as his love affair and his defeats...
...even pausing to remove coat or hat, Professor Elliot bent his back to the task, and assisted by the driver, another passer-by, and Jim Curwen, swimmer extraordinaire, saw to it that the entangled fenders were released...
...Dohr [April 11] is going to take Mr. Brown [of Johns-Manville] to task because he sold $31 book value stock at $100 when the market was $150, he might ask Mr. Woodruff of the Coca-Cola Co. why his stock is selling at $117 when it has a book value of less than 87. Or he might look into the matter of Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit common which sells around $8 a share despite a book value...
...also announced that two assistants, Oliver Bolton '39 and Clifford Wilson '39 will help Burwell in drawing up the long list of their class-mates who will aid during Commencement week. It is the first time that the head usher will have assistants in this task. The list of ushers will be disclosed later in the spring...