Word: differently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Conditions have changed since the recommendations were made. In 1923, when the investigations began, the price of wholesale granulated sugar was 8.40c a pound; in 1924, when the recommendations were made, 6.37c a pound; in May of this year, 5.48c a pound. The present prices differ little from pre-War prices, although other foodstuffs have gone up 50 per cent. Therefore, the consumer has little objection to the tariff...
This does not mean that all true men should think alike. Men differ, must differ, and ought to differ; but that does not affect the momentous results of wrong opinions, or the imperative duty of thinking aright. Nor is it any excuse that other people think the same. It is quite as bad, and often worse, to think wrong with the majority as to be in the wrong alone. If truth were so easy to ascertain that all honest-minded people instinctively thought alike the duty to think aright would involve too little effort to need an exhortation. Life...
...graduation by four, and broaden the field of the tutorial system to include half the work now done in the Junior and Senior years. Tutoring prior to the Junior year would be arranged in accordance with the individual needs of the various departments, but in any case would differ little from its present form...
...Cabinet was conspicuous for the inclusion of MM. Briand and Caillaux. The former is moderate and has seven times been Premier of France. His foreign policy is not likely to differ from that pursued by ex-Premier Edouard Herriot who was his own Foreign Minister, except that he is likely to be firmer on all points...
Premier Count Stephen Bethlen prepared a bill for the reestablishment of the House of Magnates (equivalent of British House of Lords). This new House of Magnates* would differ from the old hereditary legislative chamber. It would consist only of 250 members and only members of the House of Habsburg would have hereditary seats, 36 would be elected (presumably for life) by the Magnate or aristocratic class; the remainder by religious, agricultural, financial, commercial and industrial bodies. In effect, it would be a Senate rather than a House of Aristocrats...