Word: usefulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...done quite a bit himself. He played basketball for North Carolina "quite a while back" and managed to pick up a graduate degree in Business Administration while he was at it. After a year of coaching, Shepard headed west to "sell tobacco to the Chinese." The temptation to use this degree was too much...
...Power to prevent the use or threat of force...
...Managerial control of certain scientific processes, including the use of atomic power...
...hoss shay and the stage-coach are generally considered to be over; a car is often not merely a convenience but a necessity at college. Cambridge's snarled traffic and winding streets are bane enough to car owners without the curse of the parking ordinance. The ban is no use to the firemen; it means nothing more than extra work for the Police Department; for students it is the last straw. There is only one group of people who stand to gain from the parking law, and they are the proprietors of the local garages and parking lots...
Unfortunately, it will be several years until the respirator is generally available. It can still only be operated by a person very skillful in its use...