Word: wide
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...League of Nations or Foreign Powers invite us into conference on questions of world-wide importance, again the answer is?silence...
Their skiis, of which there are several pairs, about four feet long and one foot wide, are covered with fur on the under side. The hairs point towards the back of the skiis and this enabled the Yakets to walk up hills without the use of skii poles, for the fur bushes up when there is a backward pressure on it, thus presenting a roughened surface, which sticks to the snow and will not slip...
...line. An end run by Hammond was stopped before it got under way, but Miller again saved the day when he made another 18-yard gain on a criss-cross play. The ball was now on the second's 32-yard line. On the next play a short, wide forward from Hammond to Cheek completely fooled the scrubs and enabled Cheek to score on a long run, Miller made the point after touchdown on a dropkick...
...report recommends that greater stress be laid on developing the power to read Latin and thus to obtain a cultural and literary background. To this end it is recommended that the formal study of the elements of language be somewhat reduced in the early years and that a wide selection of reading matter designed to furnish this historical-cultural objective be emphasized. Mythology, Roman traditions, home life and biography, and legends and stories appealing to the imagination of youth are subject matter recommended...
Undergraduates in the University will have an opportunity to compete in a nation-wide contest for six prizes of $1000 each to be awarded to the students of college grade who write the best essays on each of six designated topics relating to chemistry. The contest is being conducted by the American Chemical Society...