Word: concerning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...seventh of eight children. Father Moore was a fair but stern man. Says son Henry: "He was the complete Victorian father, aloof, spoiled like all of them in those days. No one could sit in his particular chair. But though he was not outwardly soft, he had a real concern and love and ambition for us. Particularly for his sons." He wanted Henry to become a schoolteacher, like his older brother Raymond and sister Mary...
...selling came from small investors. Big institutional investors have not been selling, but they have not been buying either, thus have not been the bullish force they usually are. Brokers do not think that much of the bad news on the domestic side is cause for great concern. For two weeks, the market's anticipation of a rise in the Federal Reserve's discount rate added to the decline. But at week's end, after the rise came, the market rebounded. As soon as the steel strike is settled, brokers expect the market to seek new highs...
Behind the Fed's decision to follow the interest market up another half notch was concern over the ballooning of commercial loans, which have continued to rise despite downturns in loan requirements in industries affected by the steel strike. During the strike's early stages, the Fed delayed raising the discount rate for fear of adding to the effects of the strike on the economy. But as it became clear that the strike was not slowing the boom, the Fed began to worry over what will happen when the steel strike ends and steel users return in full...
...similar individualism is found in respondents' views of the Deity. Only 18 per cent of all respondents indicated belief in an "infinitely wise, omnipotent three-person God Who created the universe and Who maintains an active concern for human affairs," 6 per cent believed in a unitarian God with the same attributes. By far the greatest number of respondents--24 per cent--believed in "a God about Whom nothing definite can be affirmed except that I sometimes sense him as a mighty spiritual 'Presence' permeating all mankind and nature." Of the non-believers, ignorance rather than denial was much more...
...Kearns thought his argument would tranquilize Canadian concern, some sharp editorial retorts soon gave him reason to think otherwise. "That is the wrong tone to use, even with economic vassals," snapped the Toronto Star. "Canadians are perfectly aware that U.S. capital comes in here because this is a profitable country in which to invest, not for altruistic reasons. U.S. capital dominates many key Canadian industries. What this means is that the making of economic decisions affecting Canada lies far too often in non-Canadian hands." Said the Financial Post: "Canadians wonder whether they can call their country their own when...