Word: burdened
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lurched down the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue with a rattle and a clatter that Calvin Coolidge, 50 yards away in the White House, might easily have heard. Its hood was propped open to keep the motor cool, its rear end listed to one side under an uneven burden of piled-up duffle in the back seat, and its muffler was all too obviously missing. A sweating cop whistled the flivver to a stop, and out popped Wayne Morse. Characteristically, Mrs. Morse stayed in the car and said nothing...
Atmosphere Burden. Other ardent esthetes joined in peppering Italy's press with antiquarian indignation. But instead of inciting their fellow countrymen to mass revolt, Cederna and his followers succeeded only in setting most Italians to wondering just how far a nation could go in preserving a dead heritage. "The tribute we Romans pay to the past is rapidly becoming an almost unbearable burden," wrote one Italian professor. "Our narrow old streets keep traffic down to a snail's pace, but any thought of widening them is quashed by the magical words, 'historical atmosphere.'" A suggestion...
After repeating this operation many times, Dr. Demikhov could keep two-hearted dogs alive for as long as 2½ months. Sometimes the original heart stopped beating first. Then the second heart carried the burden until it failed...
...needless imposition of Sweet briar restraints is a large academic handicap; the $650 charge added to travel and living expenses inflicts a foolish financial burden as well...
...weak spots in 1955 there would be a host of counterbalancing strengths in the economy, as there had been in 1954. The economy had grown so fast that the debt, like defense spending, was not the burden it once was. In 1945, for instance, the debt equaled 129% of the gross national product; now it was only 76% of the G.N.P. And the economy was still growing not only in productive capacity but in the number of consumers...