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...existence, appointed a special reevaluation committee. Council members and students, whatever their conceptions of the Council, were so disgusted with the set-up that they were ready to accept whatever the committee had to offer. The committee, attempting to provide the Council with a raison d'etre, presented a three-fold statement of purpose "1) to render general services 2) to act as a student pressure group whenever it can be shown that dominant student sentiment exists for any change in the community 3) to fulfill such situational functions that may arise (e.g. the writing of reports...
Abrams believes that the Russians had a three-fold aim in staging the Festival. First, they were trying to convince the 30,000 delegates from all over the world that Russia is a land of peace and prosperity; second, they sought to placate signs of discord among the youth of the country by distracting them with the show of the century; and third, they were making a grandstand play for favorable world-wide publicity...
Last week Fifth Place Detroit did Casey a three-fold favor: they swept a three-game series with the Indians and tumbled them from the lead. Suddenly, after almost two weeks of league-leading ball the Indians fell apart. Their crack pitchers started throwing games away. Lemon, alone, gave up eleven hits in eight innings. Third Baseman Al Rosen made a miserable batting slump worse by stranding five runners in a game that saw his teammates leave another ten men on base. Gratefully, the Yankees made their lead even larger by knocking over the dangerous Red Sox in three straight...
This trust has built up steadily with the expansion of financial centers in the United States. In the last 50 years, for instance, the number of banks has increased almost three-fold. Paralleling this surge are equally swollen opportunities for employees, including college-graduate trainees for executive post...
Founded in 1950, the Preschool now serves a three-fold purpose. First is its service to the community, Seventy-two children from every sort of family background attend its twice-daily sessions, 45 in the morning group and 20 during the afternoon. Second is the valuable teaching practice it provides for graduate students in the Education School's division of early childhood education. Its third function is as a research ground for the Laboratory of Human Development and the Social Relations Department...