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Word: adds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...took his time shopping for his 50,000 tons. For weeks he dangled the bait until big time steelmen forgot that the price of 1,000,000 tons was at stake, enough to keep U. S. continuous rolling mills busy for more than a month, while 50,000 tons add up to a couple of days' work.* By October 1, steelmen were in a competitive lather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Ford Philosophy | 5/22/1939 | See Source »

...been inordinately rocky, as has the Mexican; and while on the latter front Mr. Donald R. Richberg is performing--apparently with increasing success--the hereculean task of reconciling Standard Oil and Mr. Cardenas, the State Department is proceeding space with canned corn beef. Such policies, fragmentary in themselves, add up in the long run to the political "atmosphere" in which American intervention in behalf of investments is either acceptable or unnecessary; and it would be highly unfortunate if short-sighted opposition from the representatives of special interest groups in Washington were allowed to defeat even a portion of such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLOWING THE FIELD | 5/17/1939 | See Source »

Professor Hansen claimed that an outlet must be found for the nation's savings in expansion add new construction to avoid chronic unemployment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Hansen Urges Government Taxes On Savings | 5/17/1939 | See Source »

...might also add that it is not in accord with TIME'S reputation for accuracy to refer to "Republican Publisher Eugene Meyer." The Post calls itself an independent newspaper and those who work for it, as well as most of its readers, believe that it fully merits the adjective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 15, 1939 | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Unfortunately for the visitors, this aeronautical wonder was too wonderful to be shown. Suave Dr. Lewis refused to say how much it would add to the speed of airplanes but it appeared the addition would be 20% to 30% over present design...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Future View | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

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