Word: wideness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...burden upon the taxpayers necessitated by such a government expenditure would be offset by other advantages. All classes of laborers are given work. Furthermore, a naval program is a stimulus to a wide variety of industries, so that employment is possible for the man who works in the mines, the lumber yards as well as the steel mills and many others." Mr. Adams cited the example of France, which he said was now the most prosperous nation in the depression. "France has made tremendous outlays for army and navy. The question is not merely an economic one, for the United...
...hook shot into the corner of the net. The Americans evened the score with a fluky goal before the half was out but McLean got one more chance to break the tie. When there were only seven minutes left to play, he sent in a corner kick, low and wide, to his centre, Werner ("Scotty") Nilsen. Nilsen received the pass on his broad Norwegian skull, gave it a resounding butt. The ball sailed past Chesney's long arm for the goal that ended the game, 2 to 1, gave the Westerners...
...testimony of hired witnesses, and that the prosecuting attorney had previously been employed by a detective agency to watch the activities of Mooney in a labour union. He concluded with a request for financial aid in order that the National Students League might send a delegate to a nation-wide United Front Conference...
...prescribed reading, which is not unusually difficult, and in the examination, where there is a choice of three out of 11 questions, the emphasis is on understanding a few topics thoroughly. A wide range of choice is permitted, in picking a topic for the course thesis. Concentrators in fields other than philosophy are graded more easily, and are encouraged to write on whatever in the lectures has bearing on their particular interests...
Some 5,000 residents and Easter visitors watched Tommy Adair and 149 other less well-bred dogs straggle crookedly down the resort city's wide boardwalk. An American Legion band blared martially while the dogs tugged or were tugged by small owners who had entered them in Ocean City's second annual Mutt Show. Proudly heading the line ambled an ingratiating, yellowish mongrel named Hobo Ocean City who makes the boardwalk his year-round home. Barred from competition because he was champion Mutt last year, he was chosen host this year...