Word: yieldingness
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In the Old Senate Chamber of the Annapolis State House last Friday, General George Washington, after nearly nine years as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, resigned his military commission before Congress. It was an emotional moment. By voluntarily yielding martial authority, Washington authenticated the American experiment in democracy...
The deal seemed ideal for show business personalities and other wealthy investors. Two Wall Street firms promised to put their money into safe, high-yielding Government securities. Moreover, said the brokerage houses, they would manage the accounts so that customers would get large income tax deductions. Among the 88 investors...
"It was an old-line research company," Barakat explains, "and when this new guy came in the pretty much made it clear to everyone that they were going to go into the computer business," an uncharted territory for BBN. While the computer division did not turn a profit until 1982...
Keans, picked up on waivers this summer from the Los Angeles Kings, turned back 24 shots, yielding only to Bobby Smith with 5:40 left in the game.
The penalty for not yielding to a passing boat is 60 seconds added to finishing time, enough to add 10 or 15 places to finishing order. "That order of start last year," says Knauth. "just goes to show you what a collision can do to your order of start."