Word: cutthroats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...blocked marks," the new scrip is a scheme to stimulate German business at the expense of creditors of the Fatherland willing to take a loss. To get on the Gold Discount Bank's "preferred" list a German exporter will theoretically have to show that he can meet "cutthroat foreign competition" only by receiving the scrip subsidy...
...Adjourned to Nov. 7 with the traditional cry of "Who Goes Home?" after refusing to debate seriously the most important issue raised last week in the house: Japan's cutthroat competition by means of her depreciated yen with British textile manufacturers in the Far East market...
...storm broke suddenly last week. It was the worst in the history of the industry. A flurry of price-cutting suddenly changed to an open burst of cutthroat competition. Prices were slashed from 35? to 24? in the first mighty blast. The second gust toppled them to 19?. Then there followed tales of hurried secret conferences among alcohol men, of a truce. Prices became firmer, but the storm had done its damage. Alcohol men conceded that it will be a long time before business is done at 35?, or the now-to-be-marveled-at 1929 high...