Word: bolstered
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...exhilarating hum of high production and few strikes, everyone seemed to have forgotten the ugly word: recession. Last week, they were sharply reminded of it. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics stared into its crystal ball and found it filled with dark clouds. Unless steps are taken to bolster purchasing power, said BAE, the U.S. will probably have a recession toward the end of this year...
...legal position, looked at from the same point of view, is equally impregnable. As one sovereign government to another, Greece would ask of the United States money with which to bolster up her ramshackle economy, civilian experts to aid her in reconstructing her war-torn country--and military experts and materiel to beef up her army of over 100,000 men. By so doing, the United States would take up where Britain left off--aiding the present Greek government to root out and destroy the EAM forces in the north and to supply the Greek and Turkish governments with...
Marshall had told the Congressmen that the U.S. would have to step in immediately with a loan of $250 million for the rehabilitation of Greece's ports, railways, bridges, for the purchase of industrial and raw materials to bolster Greece's economy, and for the support of a British garrison already there. The U.S. would not send soldiers. But the U.S., besides financial aid, must supply economic and military advice and full moral support. The Congressmen knew the alternative: expanding Russia would take over...
...miss. No secretaries shield him, but callers have to compete with clubwomen, clergymen, panhandlers, bankers, ward-heelers-and reporters who sit in the edges of nearby desks, eyes cocked for an opening. The man to see sits in shirtsleeves, chomping a frayed cigar, nodding vigorously, his stomach like a bolster between him and the desk...
...undefeated grapplers, three new men, Charlie Heber, Lee Nutt and Frank Harris, will bolster the 175, 145, and 128 pound classes respectively...