Somewhat uneven in interest for an average reader, eight or ten of these are among the finest of their kind in literature.

Thoroughly modern in treatment, they are at the same time, full of simple sincerity which invariably characterizes genuine Negro folk-music and are by no means to be confused with the average ' Broadway Spirituals ' which depend for their racial flavor upon sundry allusions to the ' Amen Corner ', ' judgement Day, ' Gabriel's Horn, and a frustrated devil -- with a few random hallelujahs thrown in for good measure.

The average Democratic politician, especially in the country districts, is hungry for the spoils of office.

But for the average citizen, unfortunately, this is one of science's worst-marked channels, full of tricky currents and unknown depths.

Cars were operated in 1959 for an average $.027 per mile.

Of these states the average `` change-over '' point ( at which a car is substituted for allowances ) is 13,200 miles per year.

Such payments shall be made to small domestic producers of lead as long as the market price for common lead at New York, New York, as determined by the Secretary, is below 14-1/2 cents per pound, and such payments shall be 75 per centum of the difference between 14-1/2 cents per pound and the average market price for the month in which the sale occurred as determined by the Secretary.

Such payments shall be made to small domestic producers of zinc as long as the market price for prime western zinc at East Saint Louis, Illinois, as determined by the Secretary, is below 14-1/2 cents per pound, and such payments shall be 55 per centum of the difference between 14-1/2 cents per pound and the average market price for the month in which the sale occurred as determined by the Secretary.

Determine the average per capita income for the U. S. based on the last three years.

Determine for each State ( except the Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, and, prior to 1962, Alaska and Hawaii ) that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50% as the particular State's average per capita income bears to the average per capita income of the U. S..

For each State ( except the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and, prior to 1962, Alaska and Hawaii ), determine the average per capita income for the last three years.

Determine the average per capita income for the United States for the last three years.

Determine for each State ( except the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and, prior to 1962, Alaska and Hawaii ), that percentage which bears the same ration to 40% as the particular State's average per capita income bears to the average per capita income of the United States.

-- After 52 rainless days, moisture finally came to Del Mar, resulting in but one workout during the week for most of the horses, and leaving us with less than half our total average rainfall during the season.

The average reader of this magazine owns more than one gun ( we ran a survey to find out ) but he's always on the lookout for new and better arms.

The minimum cost for an average one-story, 7-room house with basement, is likely to run $1500 above the cost of the heating alone.

The American Automobile Association, computing the cost for two people to vacation by automobile, comes up with an average daily expenditure figure of $29.

On this first venture the central storage is 20,000 gallons, in two tanks, or an average of 400 gallons for each of the 50 homes.

These units make it easy to load as much as 48,000 bd/ft ( say 120,000 lb in a 50' box car ) much more than the average for loose-loaded cars.

With respect to nighttime assignments, the degree of skywave service and interference is determined by skywave curves ( figs. 1 and 2 of sec. 3.190 of the rules ) giving average skywave values.

The mean onset age was 25.3 months ( Table 1 ), and the average Span of the osseous stage was 133 months.

Since we are considering here relatively small diameter ( 1 - 1.5 inches ) fiber plates, their average thickness can be kept below 1/4 inch and their internal losses may be assumed as 15 percent ( per plate ).

Total farm output for this year is officially forecast at 129% of the 1947-49 average, three points higher than the July 1 estimate and exactly equal to the final figure for 1960.

The Economy of Angola is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with the Economist asserting that for 2001 to 2010, Angolas ' Annual average GDP growth was 11. 1 percent.

The true alligators are today represented to two species, A. mississippiensis in the southeastern United States, which can grow to 4. 24 m ( 14 ft ) and weigh 1000 lbs ( 454. 5 kg ) and the small A. sinensis in the Yangtze River, People's Republic of China, which grows to an average of 1. 5 m ( 5 ft ).

The average number of people per household was 1. 99 individuals.

This double bond is stronger than a single covalent bond ( 611 kJ / mol for C = C vs. 347 kJ / mol for C — C ) and also shorter with an average bond length of 1. 33 Angstroms ( 133 pm ).

Antares is a slow variable star with an average magnitude of + 1. 09.

The Baltic Sea is about 1, 600 km ( 1, 000 mi ) long, an average of 193 km ( 120 mi ) wide, and an average of 55 m ( 180 ft, 30 fathoms ) deep.

The average altitude of Burkina Faso is 400 meters ( 1, 312 ft ) and the difference between the highest and lowest terrain is no greater than 600 meters ( 1, 969 ft ).

Therefore, a base on balls does not increase nor decrease a player's batting average, but it does increase his on-base percentage, unless a player's on-base percentage is 1. 000, in which case it remains the same.

The main use of the plate appearance statistic is in determining a player's eligibility for leadership in some offensive statistical categories, notably batting average ; currently, a player must have 3. 1 PAs per game scheduled to qualify for the batting title ( for the 162-game schedule, that means 502 PAs ).

The average adult has a blood volume of roughly 5 liters ( 1. 3 gal ), composed of plasma and several kinds of cells ( occasionally called corpuscles ); these formed elements of the blood are erythrocytes ( red blood cells, RBCs ), leukocytes ( white blood cells ), and thrombocytes ( platelets ).

Between 1990 and 1999 the town's annual mean population growth was-0. 6 %, though between 1999 and 2007 this increased to an average of-0. 1 %.

The average household size was 1. 97 and the average family size was 2. 63.

1 in 5 died of old age, at an average of 10 to 11. 5 years.

There were 49, 454 housing units at an average density of 2, 794. 6 per square mile ( 1, 079. 0 / km² ), of which 18, 846 ( 40. 9 %) were owner-occupied, and 27, 183 ( 59. 1 %) were occupied by renters.

The BOD of the influent to the pilot plant varied between 110 and 710 mg/l with an average of 350 Aj.

On Rotten Tomatoes, it received an 89 % " freshness " rating and a 7. 2 / 10 average reviewer rating out of 110 reviews.

He scored more than 100 runs in six of his ten seasons ( averaging more than 110 runs from 1947 to 1953 ), had a. 311 career batting average, a. 409 career on-base percentage, a. 474 slugging percentage, and substantially more walks than strikeouts ( 740 to 291 ).

In 1967, he registered a career high. 357 average along with twenty-three home runs and 110 runs batted in.

The fundamental frequency of speech for an average male is around 110 Hz and for an average female around 220 Hz.

Baby hippos are born underwater at a weight between 25 and 45 kg ( 60 – 110 lb ) and an average length of around 127 cm ( 50 in ) and must swim to the surface to take their first breath.

There are an average of 110 days of strong winds a year.

Its average discharge is said to be 2, 110 cubic meters per second ( 32, 000 for the Yangtze ), with a maximum of 25, 000 and minimum of 245.

More than 6 million cubic feet ( 168, 000 m < sup > 3 </ sup >) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet ( 110, 000 m < sup > 3 </ sup >) on average.

As a whole, their average weight is 50 – 90 kg ( 110 – 200 pounds ), though boars show a great deal of weight variation within their geographical ranges.

Salt Lake City has a total area of 110. 4 square miles ( 285. 9 km² ) and an average elevation of 4, 327 feet ( 1, 320 m ) above sea level.

A typical winter in Sofia receives on average 40 snowy days with a total snowfall of around 110 cm ( 43 inches ) and about 60 days with snow cover.

On average, the total length is about 110 cm ( 43 in ), about half of that being the tail length.

Brett's 1980 batting average of. 390 is second only to Tony Gwynn's average of. 394 ( Gwynn played in 110 games and had 419 at-bats in the strike-shortened season, compared to Brett's 449 at bats in 1980 ) for the highest single season batting average since 1941.

There were 110, 674 housing units at an average density of 166 per square mile ( 64 / km² ).

There were 12, 110 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile ( 6 / km² ).

There were 106, 710 housing units at an average density of 286 per square mile ( 110 / km² ).

The prison employs an average of 110 correctional professionals and is located on a site comprising.

The rate was 110. 4 per 1000 teens, significantly above the state average of 61. 7 per 1000 teens.

There were 41, 176 housing units at an average density of 110 per square mile ( 42 / km² ).

There were 6, 110 housing units at an average density of 102. 8 per square mile ( 39. 7 / km < sup > 2 </ sup >).