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Word: bigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...British prices so high? At least partly because British industry helps support Labor's elaborate welfare state. But another big reason is British industry itself, which grew inefficient and complacent long before Labor came to power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Hard Hearts, Hard Facts | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

Scowling over his glasses, Winston Churchill held his hands before him as if he were physically wheeling a big problem into the Council of Europe's Assembly at Strasbourg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EUROPEAN UNION: What the Girl Looks Like | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

This week it looked as though Varjonen and his friends were succeeding in their hard work. The big strike campaign seemed on the verge of collapse. More & more of the 30,000 strikers went quietly back to work. The building, brewery and bakers' unions were going back; most woodworkers ignored the strike call. The dockworkers were the last holdouts, but by week's end even they were caving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FINLAND: Every Day, Every Hour | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

During his two years in Buenos Aires, big Jim Bruce had seen U.S.-Argentine relations hit bottom, then start an upward climb. With dogged good will he had brushed aside one anti-U.S. press campaign after another. Perón and Bruce seemed to hit it off well together. Bruce, a millionaire who knew how to run a business, never lost a chance to lecture the President on economics. "Let the Argentine economy alone," he kept repeating. "Don't tinker with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Buttons & Business | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

Moreover, Canadian oil could not be overlooked as a big item in U.S.-Canadian defense. The joint defense planners must consider the importance of Alberta's strategically placed fields, and the possibility of their relieving the drain on other oil-rich areas in case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Flowing Gold | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

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