Word: depressible
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...mayor (TIME, March 30). Lercaro feels that religion, largely through social-action projects, must close the gap. often found in Italy, between the church and a hard-pressed, often desperate working population. The fact that 19% of Italy voted Communist in the last nationwide provincial elections does not unduly depress him. Says he: "The only thing that cannot be Christianized...
...similar houses may cost less. But so far as many architects are concerned, price is not quite as important as spaciousness and freedom. With its glass walls, the successful modern house "encloses" the whole outdoors. Said the owner of a glassy palace outside Portland, Ore.: "A rainstorm used to depress us. Now it's a show...
...sustain this burden, Israel is importing eight times as much as it sells abroad; inflation grows worse daily. A top Israeli official warned privately that the continued influx of Oriental Jews-who now make up over 53% of the total population-would depress the country's standards "to and probably below the general Middle Eastern standard." Last week, when the Jewish Agency announced a break in the policy, the general feeling was of relief. Said a Zionist leader: "Long overdue...
...still everywhere; today, from the Elbe to the Rhine, everything is in motion. Ponderous blocks of new building bulk cleanly amid the jagged skylines. In Hamburg, Frankfurt and Essen, brick red factory construction and flashy white housing projects chase the gloom of rubble grey. The ruins no longer depress, but act as a stimulant to German energy. A Hamburg shipping magnate curtly told me why: "If I don't get something done, I'll go crazy. That's sure. A war may take it all away again-maybe. But we'll take that chance...
...Same Terms. Book stores charge that cut-rate book club competition helped depress retail sales to $250 million for the last four years, while rising costs have squeezed store profits to ¼ of 1%. The book stores' solution: force publishers to lease their plates to retailers on the same terms they give book clubs...