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Although the eight has had only a few days of practice together, it already begins to show signs of being the sprint crew it is intended to be. In a race so short as the 2000-metre it is essential that the crew be able to maintain a racing stroke of 34 or 35 without losing any of the smoothness and proportion which is easier to obtain at a lower beat. For this reason Coach Whiteside will lay special emphasis on paddles at this tempo, and also on racing starts and twenty-stroke sprints which are both essential factors...
Drug Institute got off to a good start by naming six manufacturers and wholesalers to its executive board of nine and by pledging itself to: 1) "end destructive competition and demoralization of price"; 2) prevent overproduction; 3) maintain fair profits...
...sure, regret the eco-nomic warfare which has arisen between us and other countries, but we must maintain that warfare so long as other countries which are taking the aggressive are unwilling to make reparation and restitution for the wrong they have done...
...course of particularly severe official tests has demonstrated its qualities of precision and resistance. Thanks to the qualities of these various materials and to the reputation they have won in nearly all countries, Hotchkiss has been able to register sufficient orders to kep its factories in activity and maintain the normal staff of workers...
...their studies. For these reasons, and because they work only every other day, and have to be excused when taking examinations, they have in the past been found to be less efficient than full-time waitresses. Furthermore, in developing the House Plan, an attempt has been made to maintain an atmosphere similar to that of an English College or a club with all students on an equal social basis...