Word: braked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Senate went a routine treaty establishing formal relations between the U.S. and the new republic of the Philippines. To Cabinet officers, all federal departments and agencies, went strongly worded messages, ordering a cutback of at least $2.2 billion in Government spending as a brake against inflation and the looming budget deficit...
...basic fact that amazes the British: the Code is a voluntary brake Hollywood puts on itself. Its clearest purpose: to keep non-Hollywood censors-official and amateur-out of the industry's hair. (The Code's dozen-odd pages of printed rules need no explanation. Samples: "Adultery . . . must not be ... justified, or presented attractively. . . . Complete nudity is never permitted...
...long time many American psychiatrists looked upon alcoholics as hopeless cases. A growing number now agree that pathologic drinkers can be treated medically-and a certain number cured-if they have 1) a genuine desire to be helped; 2) average intelligence; 3) some emotional maturity (a "brake power"); 4) an undamaged brain...
...prices, profits and the fixation of wages. ... I am opposed to labor's being required to bargain collectively within these limits. I want free enterprise and free collective bargaining. Free enterprise and free competition have acted in the past and will act in the future as a brake on profits and will bring lowered costs to the consumer...
...best possible equipment helps pre serve that nest egg. The Cadet Corps's intense "school spirit" provides both winning inspiration and a constant brake against inflated egos. Keeping the team razor-sharp despite the heavy curricular chores is the nut that has to be cracked...