Word: consisting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Costa Ricans thanked the petulance of a neighboring dictator for an elegant revision of the national diet. It used to consist chiefly of beef. But Nicaragua's Anastasio Somoza changed that. Wounded by Costa Rica's hospitality to his political enemies, he closed the southern frontier to the export of cattle. His Costa Rican neighbors thereupon turned to sea turtle -a delicacy formerly earmarked for gourmets...
...total casualties so far consist of 20% dead (i.e., before they can be given medical attention) and 80% wounded. Of the wounded, about half are able to walk. But the other half are hurt worse than Americans have ever been hurt and lived. Nobody in the tremendous U.S. medical service in Normandy underestimates the cost of the invasion...
Though not yet charted in detail, the new office of military science appeared likely to consist of a board of top U.S. scientists. The board would order and supervise Government-financed research projects, which might either be farmed out to university laboratories under contract or carried out in Government laboratories under the board's direct control. Its object would be to keep at least a nucleus of civilian scientists at work on preparedness after...
...most part the tremendous congregations in Russian churches today consist of young wives and mothers. This is important when we remember that approximately half of the population of Russia is under 21 years of age. These young people are flocking to the churches and worshiping with great reverence and devotion. They will be an enormous influence in the future. Let us pray that this will be a Christian influence...
...wheedle whackers can operate across provincial lines in Canada because there is no federal securities law. They can sell across the border without fear of extradition because the U.S. and Canada have not agreed upon a treaty which covers their operations. These activities mainly consist of peddling dubious stocks at greatly inflated prices. One Ontario woman paid $1.20 for a stock selling at 23? on the open market...