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Word: bring (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Stand ready, for the next five years, to buy all the world's nonperishable materials which cannot find normal commercial markets anywhere else. Such a promise would galvanize European production, he argued, and bring frightened private capital out from under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mobilize for Peace | 1/26/1948 | See Source »

Franc Down? Paris reported rumors that the French franc, pegged at 119 to $1, would soon be devalued to somewhere near its real worth (black market price: 350 to $1). The uncertainty nipped French exports; foreign buyers were all holding off for the lower prices devaluation would bring. Charles Gruere, president of the National Federation of French Exporters, called for the immediate establishment of a "free" export franc similar to the export lira in Italy (TIME, Dec. 8). France was reported ready to establish such a franc. Estimated value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Facts & Figures, Jan. 26, 1948 | 1/26/1948 | See Source »

...Twelve hours of sleep before an exam," Bock concluded, "will always bring better grades than 12 hours of study...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Benzedrine-Soaked Crammers may Wind Up Behind an 'E', Bock Warns | 1/24/1948 | See Source »

Presumably with a straight face, they offer, among others, such moral gems as "Don't cram before exams;" "Freshmen, play upon to the sophomore and upperclassmen. . . .ask for advice;" "Don't chew gum insistently" (sic); "Don't bring midget radios to the classroom;" "Don't be bashful about reciting;" "Don't change roommates every week--adjust yourself;" "Leave the bathroom as you ground...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Mag Tells How to Be Collegiate | 1/24/1948 | See Source »

...best camera work of the past year is displayed in Sleep My Love, ranging from a harrowing shot of a body hurtling down a stair well to a uniformly brilliant group of backgrounds. Even the scene changes are executed with finesse. Attention to such camera detail is what brings Sleep My Love out of the mediocre class. Augmenting the lens work are a half dozen or more non-essential but suspense building scenes, some of them cinematic gems in themselves. A Chinese wedding an airplane ride, and a chance meeting at Logan International Airport all bring welcome relief from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 1/22/1948 | See Source »

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