Word: affections
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pages; Government Printing Office; $1.50), and right now it is a lively subject of national debate and confusion. Practically everybody agrees that the federal budget is bloated, but practically nobody can agree on just where to cut. It is no exaggeration to say that the issue will profoundly affect elections, prices and everyone's pocketbook in 1968 and beyond...
Inevitably, anything that so permeates the life of a nation is bound to affect its economy. Music is a $30 million item on Austria's national and regional budgets, and it is the cornerstone of the country's biggest industry, the annual $600 million tourist trade. The Vienna State Opera's $10 million subsidy is bigger than the budget for the entire Austrian foreign service. With ten major orchestras and seven opera houses, Austria has ample opportunities for musicians, and 4,000 of its youngsters are currently studying music with an eye to sharing in the rewards...
...butt 23 mm. or 30 mm., which would generally lower the levels but make for more uniform testing because most filter and non-filter types could then be smoke-tested to the same length. Since a milligram is only 1/28,000 of an ounce, the varying butt lengths could affect rankings. So, rebutting his own commission's findings, FTC chairman Paul Rand Dixon argued that the tests were of "doubtful" comparative value...
...great convulsions of half a century of British history are glimpsed only as they affect the fortunes of this odd family. Seen through the eyes of eight egocentrics, the tapestry of history becomes a patchwork of ironic trivia. But irritation with the Matthews-family idiosyncrasies should not obscure the novel's virtues, which derive from Wilson's expertise in the old-fashioned art of telling a story, crowd management, and letting characters speak in their own voice. The prevailing tone is one of bitchiness, an atmosphere more tolerable and customary in the theater than in fiction. There...
...University trimmed about $500,000 from the lowest of eight construction bids, bringing the contract figure to $9,460,000. L. Gard Wiggins, administrative vice-president said yesterday that the cost-cutting will not affect Mather's "outside appearance, size, or living comfort...