Word: adjuster
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...must try-I am speaking, of course, only for ourselves-to make the Council of Europe, or whatever it may be called, into a really effective League with all the strongest forces concerned woven into its texture, with a High Court to adjust disputes and with forces, armed forces, national or international or both, held ready to enforce these decisions and prevent renewed aggression and preparation of future wars...
...rate of 1,000 a week. The Army's explanations: 1) lack of emotional elasticity in men who want to be unafraid but are driven to nervous crack-ups by uncontrollable subconscious fear; 2) soldiers' anxiety about their families; 3) their lack of ability to adjust themselves to Army regimentation; 4) inability to stand the physical rigors of military life...
...Stumbling Block. To the Greeks, the coming of Christ was not expected. Thus the Greek thinkers looked upon Him as "foolishness," since "nothing is so incredible as an answer to an unasked question." Materialistic Greeks believed that the laws of nature were the final reality to which man must adjust himself...
Attention! Adjust bow-ties! Two! "Off we go into the Vendome yonder. . ." It's this Saturday evening, men, and hundreds of beautiful women, so finish off that nasty old report and let's hobnob with Boston's bellest belles. And watch those married men go to town! BUT, that's somenone else's assignment...
...only does this greatly accelerate the forces of inflation but its effect in freeing manpower are dubious. For it disregards the simplest law of free competitive enterprise: namely, that employers will inevitably tend to adjust production and employment to a point where they maximize profits...