Word: usual
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...exact personal relationship between Harry Truman, the man who is President, and Jimmy Byrnes, the man who might have been, will be detailed by history. One thing is known: the relationship is not the usual one between boss and subordinate...
...Government also made much of the fact that A. & P. used the profits from non-retail operations to cut down its retail prices. This, said the Government, made it virtually impossible for less integrated retailers to compete. But A. & P. argued that it was only making use of the usual chain-store economies to offer consumers lower prices. If that was a crime (and the court ruled that it was) then every other chain store and large industrial company which reduced prices by integrating its operations was equally guilty. (Indictments, almost identical with the one returned against A. & P., have...
...practice session was a virtual repetition of earlier workouts this week. There was no scrimmage, since too many of Harlow's possible starters have been banged up in previous contact sessions. A long passing drill saw George Boston throwing with consistent accuracy, and the punting practice featured, as usual, Wally Flynn, Bill Jackson, and Walt Coulson...
...defray costs of tuition, fees, and books. for veterans at Harvard studying under the four course plan, fees and tuition generally necessitate the expenditure of $200 or $215 of the allotted sum, leaving the remainder for the purchase of books. In many courses, however, reading lists are assigned as usual, but the veteran in not required to purchase any books--i.e. is not 'authorized' to receive any from the government educational program. In other courses, instructors "require" only the purchase of a syllabus while still demanding the study of a lengthy reading list...
...usual bar against marriage is waived for veterans who also need certify only one year of college level study; non-veterans must have two years to their credit...