Word: dependance
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, luxuriate in the fruits of my exertions.' The House Dog replied, 'Do not blame me, my friend, but find fault with the master, who has not taught me to labor, but to depend for subsistence on the labor of others...
Congress fears the power of men like Stassen, and in the past has paralyzed foreign policies simply to show its independence. In acting alone, Stassen unwittingly bolstered the arguments of Congressmen who want to place further legislative controls over the executive department. Government leaders now recognize that diplomacy cannot depend on the efforts of a single man. But Stassen's action serves as a poor example in the attempt to win a unified executive and legislative front for foreign affairs...
Third, my plans for the future are very uncertain, and will depend solely on the outcome of the appeal of my case. And I can assure you I'm not "happy" about...
...Minh's piasters, a printed currency that had no value before Geneva. The Communists arbitrarily based it on the price of rice, 230 piasters for two pounds of grain. But since rice prices fluctuate wildly from area to area and from season to season, the currency would depend on the crop, thus make it impossible for any Northern businessmen to set up a solid business. Imports would be next to impossible to get since few outside businessmen would accept the unstable Red piasters...
...despite apparent successes, black-ink--unless it is on the music--is not widely used in the office below the Varsity Club. This year's Princeton trip costs, for example, will depend on the success of the annual Dartmouth concert. In spite of such horn-to-mouth finances, however, the band as missed only two varsity games since its organization, one trip to Cornell and the trip to Stanford...