It is still widely used today for springs, bearings, bushings, automobile transmission pilot bearings, and similar fittings, and is particularly common in the bearings of small electric motors. Phosphor bronze is particularly suited to precision-grade bearings and springs. Bronze is typically 60 percent copper and 40 percent tin.
The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. Brown has won two awards from six nominations.
For the Class of 2014, Brown University received a total of 30,136 applications and admitted 2,804 applicants, for a record low overall admission rate of 9.3 percent. In the Early Decision round, Brown received 2,847 applications and accepted 567 applicants, a 19.9 percent admissions rate.