Word: almost
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...strange authors and to explain away some of the difficulties of unlearned dialects. He responded by holding classes regularly during the Reading Period, and was met by the fullest attendance of the year. From bewilderment at dull dialects and a background not understood, his section passed to enjoyment of almost living poetry. For his sacrifice of time which he might have spent at his own tastes, for his generosity in responding to their appeal, and for his kind regard of their welfare, the members of his class extend their appreciation to Dr. C. L. Sherman. They think that he could...
...currencies. It seems that the lesson of the post-war period has not been thoroughly learned: that confidence, and confidence along, seems to be the great solvent. With confidence and any degree of good management the government can be saved, he currency stabilized, any near-miracle worked; without confidence almost any cataclysm seems possible, despite the best efforts of statesmen...
...Well" was, indeed, almost the gist of the lengthy report. Exceptions were admitted in the cases of the coal, cotton, and "grain growing" industries, and in the New England States...
...declined since 1922, wholesale prices having fallen an average of 1/10 of 1% each year. While prices were being kept relatively stable, wages increased, so that the purchasing power of wages rose 2.1% a year. So, while prices are slightly lower than in 1922, purchasing power of wages is almost 15% greater, thus making the wage-earner's pay-envelope extend comfortably beyond the bare necessities of life. The committee complimented U. S. industry upon its wisdom in realizing that its profits could best be based, not on an attempt to go back to pre-War wages...
...almost insatiable appetite for goods and services" was termed a "striking characteristic" of the 1922-29 period...