Word: curtail
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...borrowing of this huge sum 283 to 236. That no British party dares to risk loss of votes by abolishing the Dole appears from the fact that when last in power the Conservatives (now its chief opponents) not only did not abolish the Dole but did not even curtail it though they had complete control of the House of Commons...
...advertising" and "adversity.'' Last week 2,300 disciples of the former heard how their noun may do much to drive from the land its unwelcome brother. Depression has brought advertising its problems, as it has to every other industry. Clients, frantically endeavoring to save money, are very apt to curtail advertising expenditures. Smart campaigns which in normal times would bring in great results may strike against locked purses and collapse. So an unusual gravity pervaded the convention in Manhattan last week of the Federation of America. But, after heeding the many speeches, most of the ventioners went home more cheerful...
Since the exercises, if this suggestion were adopted, would be lengthened considerably, it might be possible to curtail somewhat the other formalities in connection with the conferring of degrees...
...will henceforth allow the price to drift as it will, even if this means elimination of high-cost producers. The history of copper has been full of attempts to peg the price, and even 1929's lesson was not heeded. Late last year the leading producers decided to curtail production by 20%. They boosted the price from 9½ to 12½ within one week (TIME, Nov. 24). But although production has remained curtailed as agreed, demand has also ebbed. The biggest copper buyers - utilities and the building industry - have been in no hurry to buy. While the daily...
...consulting physicians at present is Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur, M. D. Last week Dr. Wilbur was glad to announce that one of the giant's pains has been partially, temporarily, deadened. For Standard Oil Co. of Indiana finally agreed that for 90 days it will curtail its Venezuela production and imports by 23%. This compares to a 25% reduction by Royal Dutch-Shell. Although independent oilmen have wanted a total embargo or at least a tariff, this voluntary partial curtailment of imports was welcomed by them. Coming a week before the meeting of the Federal...