Word: demands
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...demand that his underlings should complete in 30 days half as many codes as he had pushed through in a year was not wholly unreasonable. Of the codes yet to be made only one or two (e. g. ship-building and anthracite) were important. The rest were small and miscellaneous: gold fish, atomizers, window cleaning, suspender trimming, artificial limbs, cemeteries, drive-it-yourself, button holes, traveling salesmen, ironing board pads...
...House inquiry into Army aircraft procurement methods which resulted in a demand for the ouster of Air Corps Chief Benjamin D. ("Benny"') Foulois...
...saying, however, that our Catholic priests and people have no obligation in law or morals to buy the Sun or to deal with Sun advertisers. . . . We have stood enough of the insults of the Sun. We are now through. We ask no favors of the Sun. We demand justice. The organized Catholics of the archdiocese know exactly how to act. . . . Let us have action...
...that any step you take toward tying our money in any way to any foreign money is a usurpation of the powers and prerogatives of Congress. . . . Your viewpoint and your activities do not represent the best interests of our people, and your acts are certain to provoke a demand for a Congressional inquiry...
...negligible demand from business for long term financing?due to the Securities Act and general fear that the New Deal will limit profits, regulate business, boost costs, compete with established industry...