The Technical World Magazine, Volumes 18-19Technical World Company, 1912 |
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... stand a loss of a quarter of a million because the engineer in charge paid too much attention to plans and not enough to men and their needs . The con- tract involved the construction of a large dam in a desert , across an erratic river ...
... stand a loss of a quarter of a million because the engineer in charge paid too much attention to plans and not enough to men and their needs . The con- tract involved the construction of a large dam in a desert , across an erratic river ...
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... stand the inferior food . privacy of separate sleeping apartments . He employed matronly women cooks . He insisted upon cleanliness . He built a steam - bath for the Japanese , laid out a Japanese garden for them . He installed tennis ...
... stand the inferior food . privacy of separate sleeping apartments . He employed matronly women cooks . He insisted upon cleanliness . He built a steam - bath for the Japanese , laid out a Japanese garden for them . He installed tennis ...
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... standing half a dozen manor houses which claim the credit of sheltering Jef- ferson for the next forty - eight hours ... stand- ing , and adjourned formally to meet the next day at Staunton , forty miles away across the Blue Ridge . In ...
... standing half a dozen manor houses which claim the credit of sheltering Jef- ferson for the next forty - eight hours ... stand- ing , and adjourned formally to meet the next day at Staunton , forty miles away across the Blue Ridge . In ...
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... stand for " what they considered the unduly optimistic statements it contained . But , in some un- explained way , the report fell into the hands of the land sharks , who used it in their advertising matter with most telling effect ...
... stand for " what they considered the unduly optimistic statements it contained . But , in some un- explained way , the report fell into the hands of the land sharks , who used it in their advertising matter with most telling effect ...
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... stand . ' Then he turned to the work in hand . " Double the force on mile seventy - five , " he ordered . And the telegram was a lie . The alarming message was based on a false report . The sea wall had stood firm against a storm equal ...
... stand . ' Then he turned to the work in hand . " Double the force on mile seventy - five , " he ordered . And the telegram was a lie . The alarming message was based on a false report . The sea wall had stood firm against a storm equal ...
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