Word: curtail
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...present the "G" men working under the Department of Justice have established a well-won reputation for honesty, integrity and above all efficiency. The slogan "They always get their man" is one which the facts and record of convictions bears out completely. To curtail the funds of an organization which has done as valuable work as it has, is inexcusable, especially when government money is flowing more liberally than it ever has before in the history of the nation. The "G" men are free from dirty politics and party "back-scratching" and for that reason the public can rest assured...
...leading issues which have risen an average of 207% since His Majesty's Government started the boom with their $1,500,000,000 program of new armaments (TIME, Nov. 11). Urged to dampen this speculative rise by promising that His Majesty's Government will by law curtail armorers' profits, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin said: "Great as the power of government is, I am afraid we can't control the speculator, and it would do no good to give him advice...
...believe that this program will curtail the opportunities for our undergraduates to take part in athletics; the status of four minor sports will not be affected, and inter-house athletics will be fostered as before. The alternative is the hand-to-mouth policy of old days which must eventually lead any institution to have far too great concern with football gate receipts. The Director of Athletics is probably more fully aware than anyone of all the dangers inherent in an unbalanced budget, and we need have no fear that there will be any deviation from the course which has been...
...Deal had begun to grope for an AAA substitute and Mr. Hoover thought the time was opportune to steal a march on the New Deal by getting in a bit of constructive criticism. Said he: "Instead of trying to find a balance to Agriculture by paying the farmer to curtail a crop, we should endeavor to expand another crop which can be marketed or which would improve the fertility of the soil. We import vast quantities of vegetable oils, sugar and other commodities. . . . We need to replenish our soils with legumes and restore coverages. ... I believe we must be prepared...
...that we had to present a noncontentious budget and get it through quickly and ask the House of Commons -which is not a practice I ever propose to repeat - to curtail its discussions on supply by a great deal and give up one of its essential functions in order to allow the election to take place. Therefore. I have long since come to the conclusion that you must rule out the spring and summer months because of financial business. You must rule out August and September because of the holidays. You are left autumn, but in no circumstances must...