Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From the first, Pakistan has been divided against itself, its halves separated by 1,000 miles of hated India; it has no common language, no common history as a nation, no adequate economic base for its rapidly growing population, now 85 million. Only its Moslem religion unites it-and most of its politicians have no desire to see a theocratic state run by the mullahs. Corruption and instability compound Pakistan's woes. Food shortages are chronic, and foreign-exchange reserves are at an alltime low. Only last month, in East Pakistan's Provincial Assembly, the Deputy Speaker...
Full Employment. "Most shows," Stevens insists, "are lousy investments unless you have a good tax base and don't mind losing money." A good tax base is exactly what Stevens has-real estate operations ranging all the way from buying the Empire State Building in 1951 (he resold it in 1954) to subleasing a vast section of downtown Seattle. But Stevens also has another, special asset: he knows how to put the touch on other people. He raises vast sums as quickly as he can raise a telephone. Says Playwright Marc (Green Pastures) Connelly: "Stevens is a stage-struck...
...crack of the bat, ran straight into the murderous glare that makes left field at Yankee Stadium the toughest sun field in the major leagues. Diving to his knees, Howard sprawled forward, stuck out his gloved hand, and came up with the ball that had looked like a sure base hit. Howard scrambled to his feet, gunned a strike to first base to double a surprised Bill Bruton, who had confidently rounded second before he recognized his mistake...
Ordering moved so briskly for American Motors' Rambler (72,566 firm orders from dealers v. 35,607 at the same time in 1957) that President George Romney again boosted his sales predictions-from 252,000 to 300,000. He advertised the 100-in. wheel base Rambler American for a factory list price...
Another reason for the attack on the Jews, Silverman stated, is that the segregationists are attempting to extend their base of operations in order to divert law enforcement authorities. Some Southerners claim that Jews are trying to "divide and conquer" Negro and white Christians, said Silverman, in order to justify the bombings...