Search Details

Word: bargainers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...mere bargain hunters, but students of intellectual history and sociological problems thronged the monthly book clearance sale of Widener Library yesterday, noting sinister trends barometric of national catastrophe...

Author: By Richard W. Wallace, | Title: Prospects of Capitalism Not Worth A Nickel at Widener Clearance Sale | 12/19/1947 | See Source »

...case of Remington Rand Inc., makers of office equipment. Remington Rand asked regional boards in Buffalo and Detroit for an election among 10,000 of its employees in six plants, to find out whether they still wanted the C.I.O.'s United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers to bargain for them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Call to Arms? | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

...Lewis' A.F.L. United Mine Workers, whose officers have not signed affidavits. New York's Daily News editorialized: "The repercussions may be widespread, even violent." A Steelworkers' spokesman in Washington put it this way: "Any company which tries to use the board as an excuse not to bargain will probably be pulling a strike on itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Call to Arms? | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

...creamy forth by Union plans for a Dartmouth dance, the Social Committee protested that two dances would cut into House profits. A Union ticket fee of $1.80 as against a $3.60 toll at the House dances was regarded as a direct attempt to divert both Freshmen and bargain hunters from the Houses. Yet both Yard and House dances were sellouts. Again; when the Union scheduled a dance on the Princeton weekend, the inter-House Committee made similar protests. They asked the Union to switch its dance to the Brown weekend, so that the Houses would be certain of a profitable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Committee Counterpoint | 11/14/1947 | See Source »

...liked to rear up on his hind legs and terrify the jockey with his lunging and plunging. But when Red settled down to his tremendous stride (once measured at 24 ft.), he broke track records, and the hearts of ordinary horses foolish enough to race against him. A bargain horse (he cost $5,000), Man o' War won 20 of his 21 starts in his two years of racing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Red | 11/10/1947 | See Source »

Previous | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Next