Word: usual
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...figures were computed on a basis of all games played, both intra- and extra-league. In Ivy competition, Yale for the first time in three years failed to lead the league and relinquished its usual position to Cornell...
...those who do not participate directly in the student government, there is the usual roster of extra-curricular activities, as well as some unusual ones. In addition to a Fellowship of Faiths, an International Relations Club, a Dramatic Club, a Dance Club, a radio station, class choirs, department clubs, a glee club, an orchestra, a newspaper, a literary magazine, and a yearbook, there is a water ballet, which last spring performed in Florida, and a very active Boots and Saddles Club...
Bolles was commenting on criticisms made by James V. Hoagland, undergraduate manager of cross country, when the H.A.A. announced that, in the future, it would support only a seven-man varsity squad instead of the usual 12 runners...
This system, worked out theoretically, worked like a charm in actual fact, the Navy announced last week. It was tested last July over the coast of Georgia. The usual tactic was to attach a package of 1-2 Ibs. of carbon black to a static line and toss it out of an airplane flying through the top of a cloud. When the slack snapped out of the line, the package broke open, releasing the carbon black. Seven clouds out of seven tested dissipated entirely in 2½ to 20 minutes...
...cars wheeled into showrooms, the big question was: How well will they sell? If the '59s catch on, they could lead the U.S. economy to its greatest boom. If they flop, recovery might be plodding. Last week, even discounting the usual dealer enthusiasm, the cars looked mighty hot. Government economists, weighing such factors as auto prices, population growth and the age of cars now on the road, predicted 1959-model sales...