Word: withstands
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Theoretically, said Roboff, nuclear power plants will "outperform all existing types of power-generating plants." Such plants are not now being built, he told an audience of engineers in Manhattan, because "we do not yet have materials of construction that can withstand the severity of conditions which would exist within a power reactor operating with ultrahigh power output." Some of the major kinks that must be ironed out, according to Roboff, before commercial nuclear power becomes "really attractive and generally available...
Schlesinger argued that the Republic is strong enough to withstand reform, and that "even conservatism comes in time to cherish most of the reform it has so bitterly fought...
...next event, the 220 freestyle, Jim Jorgensen continued the record-setting as he defeated Dartmouth ace Ernie Drosdick. Although Drosdick had done a 2:10.9 earlier in the season, he was unable to withstand the terrific pace set by the Crimson captain and cracked on the final lap. Jorgensen's time of 2:08.0 broke the old pool record of 2:08.6 set by John Marshal of Yale...
...Kling Kote Liquid Cloth, a clothes-mending material said to be stronger than most fabrics, has been put on the market by Chicago's Federal Products Co. The housewife simply holds the two edges of ripped cloth together, coats them with the liquid which when dry can withstand washing in water...
proved itself well able to withstand the shocks of the cold war and the Korean war, just as the economy has continued to grow through all the troubles. Stock Exchange President Funston thinks that the more small investors who buy sto'ck not for speculation, but for the long pull, the stronger the market will beand the better it will reflect the state of the nation Says he: "Never has a business had a better opportunity to do something good for the country and at the same time for itself. It's a natural...