Word: working
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Another problem is that some prizes have long since become dated. The award of approximately $70 for the "best essay on the life, work, or interests of John Ruskin" attracted only two entrants last year. When the award was instituted over 20 years ago, that English author and critic was much more highly regarded than he is today...
...scrimmage lasted less than an hour, with no man getting more than 20 minutes' worth of contact. It was preceded by dummy work and signal drill. The team ended with wind sprints before going...
...placed on the head of his successors. The Boston voters elected the new mayor on the hope that he could untangle the Curley mess; with his experience as acting mayor and city clerk, Hynes has the background to satisfy this hope. But the job is ahead and the work, more than the wishes, of the Hynes supporters will be required to accomplish it successfully...
Again pointing out that he was no politician, he extorted all to work for the opposition's downfall, and not to worry about Harvard. Then he asked for contributions for the common cause. He didn't want the money for himself, he pleaded, since he wasn't running. The audience almost beat me to the door--but not quite...
...varsity football team got down to serious work yesterday in preparation for Saturday's Brown game, as the defensive platoons scrimmaged freshmen running Bruin winged-T plays and the offensive units polished their plays against dummies...