Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...along. There are a lot of expenses." A man needed partners or a fingerman, and "good conservative clothes to be inconspicuous and live in good hotels so you won't be noticed, coming and going. Even on $1,000 a month you can't clear anything...
...billion in war-accumulated balances, Argentina had negotiated trade agreements with Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru. To many, it looked like a good beginning for the creation of a satellite bloc. But most of these lavish deals were never ratified or carried through; by last week it was clear that they had accomplished nothing...
...precautions were unnecessary. In a statesmanlike, 6,000-word speech, Opposition Leader Drew backed the pact 100%. Said Drew: "I hope that this House . . . will speak with one clear and ringing voice." After that. Defense Minister Claxton tore up the long rebuttal he had prepared. Beaming, St. Laurent popped out of his seat, strode across the aisle to wring George Drew's hand. Parliament approved the North Atlantic Treaty by a vote...
Secretary of State Dean Acheson was just the man for the job, declared Hearstling Handwriting Expert Muriel Stafford, after a look at the crisp Acheson script. "It is interesting," she pointed out, "that both General Marshall and Dean Acheson write a firm, left-slanted writing. Both are reserved men, clear, swift thinkers, and strong willed . . . Dean Acheson has the added gift of intuition, shown in his quickly written, disconnected writing ... Low capitals indicate a modest man . . . he is also extremely literary. This is a cultured writing in the finest sense of the word...
...Paul Klee. "I like them," says Rivera, "because I have an educated nose. But I don't confuse myself and my friends and the art critics with the millions. I myself have always wanted to paint for the millions-and so I stick to my idea of a clear, firm, simple and precise art that everyone can understand...