Word: allowance
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...responsibility of government to guarantee a minimum of demand and a relatively stable demand; for these are the sine qua non for a prosperous economy. That does not mean a steady accumulation of public debt or continued inflation. It means, insofar as the broad objectives of public policy allow, minimum public expenditures and maximum taxes (and repayment of debt) in periods of exuberance (1946-48), and increased public expenditures and minimum taxes in periods of depression. It means lacing public activity with private. The way to deal with inflation is to reduce the amount of money at the disposal...
...natural death, a death hastened by the force of Jewish arms. David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel, announced peace overtures from two of the principal Arab states, Egypt and Trans-Jordan. The question is whether the big powers with strategic and economic stakes in the Middle East will allow these peace talks to reach a final and successful conclusion...
...machine just so it don't replace us and make us-" he groped for a 10-bob word-"and make us redundant. But the guv'nor [the boss] just put it on without consulting us and laid off those men. We can't allow that...
...route to Elkton, Md., where the two youths felt the age limit would be sufficiently low to allow their marriage with Joanne Forrester, 13, and her sister Kathleen, 15, they were apprehended by local authorities in Philadelphia and held for the parents' arrival...
Special exercise classes and calisthenics periods allow men to fulfill requirements in a more unorganized fashion...