Word: benefits
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...friendly commercial relations," said he, "we must give preference to those nations with whom we have products to exchange in this hemisphere and especially to our great consumer, the North American Union [the U. S.], which merits our gratitude in so many ways for its reiterated historic acts of benefit and help throughout our existence as a rebellious [Spanish] colony and as a republic full of worries and troubles." The new President promised amnesty to Cuba's vast, stormy brood of political prisoners and exiles but warned: "It is necessary that the morbid state of cruel insanity of killing...
...native of Toronto, whose part was danced by pretty, half-clad Daphne Vane. Conductor Richard Hageman, rejoining the Metropolitan after an absence of 14 years, did his best by the stately, sculptured score. But only those, who were smart enough to close their eyes could reap its full benefit...
...privately endowed University, an institution free from all political or other pressure. This position has been made possible by the generous gifts of the College's graduates, who, over the course of many years, have been willing to sacrifice part of their own pleasure in order to benefit Harvard...
...because of the number of tutees they are caring for. Further, due to financial limitations, a great many of the present tutors have no chance of advancement. On the other side, educational arguments for some modification are brought forward on the justification that many men do not derive any benefit from their tutors and that some would prefer not to work with a tutor...
...treaty, a year in the making, ended a ten-year squabble which at times threatened to lose its diplomatic politeness. The U. S. fixed-rate tariff made concessions to French goods impossible. Consequently France declined to give U. S. goods the benefit of her minimum tariffs. The French reduced their quotas on U. S. goods when Depression hit harder. U. S. dollar devaluation made matters worse. Last year France was the fourth largest U. S. market, whereas the U. S. was only the twelfth largest market for France. But even in 1910 U. S. exports to France were higher than...