Word: jokers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...four aces represent greater military power, a larger and more efficient industry, greater resources of raw material, and greater spirit, he stated. The joker, he concluded, is the fact that new nations would constantly be added to the "union of the free...
Under those conditions "we must hold the strongest hand possible to win the game," Streit stated. If a "federal union of the free" is established, he stated, "we will hold all four aces and the joker...
...their complicated agreement, as long as no master contract had been signed for next season, the orchestra was obliged to make all the musicians free agents. That gave the men a chance to find new jobs if they wanted to, and the orchestra a chance to make replacements. The joker: in the past, the musicians had been warned in advance that the firing was a mere formality. Last week, on this point, President Reichhold was silent...
There's one joker in these figures, but it's not an overwhelming one. Many of the non-veterans who are more than 20 years old were 4-F during the war and will presumably be exempt again...
...complete reorganization of existing facilities. The Harvard Coop, greatest offender during last year's crush, has completely revamped an antiquated system and now sells 25 percent more books in a given time than last term. Similarly, Phillips Book Store performs an effective razzle-dazzle with texts and orders. The joker in an otherwise excellent system lies with the inadequate, inaccurate book lists presented to the stores...