Word: bring
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nevertheless, in black markets all over the kingdom, butchers, farmers and restaurateurs were buying & selling horse meat of all ages for the table. "Tyke a big dray, naow," said a cockney slaughterer, "at 900 pahnd in skin and shoes, 'e'd only bring 40 pahnd when 'e was boned, but on the black market 'e brings near four bob a pahnd." Customers, aware and unaware, were eating heartily. "A nice bit o' minced 'orse, with plenty of carrots and onions," said a Doncaster housewife, "and I defy anyone to turn up 'is nose...
...about the Costa Rican exiles who had been training on Nicaraguan soil for a comeback. By allowing their leader, ex-President Rafael CalderÓn Guardia, to attack, Tacho set up several interesting possibilities. If discontent with the Figueres regime had reached the boiling point, an overnight coup might bring Calderon to power. If the attempt failed, Tacho could rid himself of his embarrassing guests. If the Caribbean Legion intervened to help Figueres, Tacho would have a chance to turn loose his well-trained Guardia National on those sworn enemies...
Solid Seat. Figueres was too smart to use the Legion and thus bring the Guardia down on his neck. On the contrary, he high-pressured the Legion's leaders into disbanding the organization and turning over its weapons to his government. Many in San José suspected that the Legion could get them back if it needed them...
...behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be unto all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord...
...borrowers were becoming slower in their payments, working capital was being absorbed by rising inventories, and demand for loans was dropping. The bankers concluded that the U.S. "may be at an economic crossroads. A turn one way can mean a continued inflationary spiral, a turn the other way can bring a recession...