Word: discount
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...people could partly discount his words as the wholly admirable caution of the brilliant Japanese naval command...
...their news and Washington columns, and short on constructive comment from the editorial page. They abound with insidious feature material to imply that because Mayris Chaney has danced in night clubs she is unfit for civilian defense, that because Melvyn Douglas is a Hollywood box-office star we must discount his impressive record as administrator and youth-sponsor, that because Jane Seaver is an acquaintance of Eleanor Roosevelt she is incapable of work in national morale...
...Industrial banks. Last year they made an estimated 460,000 loans for taxes, averaging $300. Interest (or discount) and other charges are equivalent to about 12% per year on unpaid balances...
...helped a good story along. It boasted at first of 52,000 Japanese casualties. Later the military spokesman pared this to 30,000 casualties. At the front, the tough men of battle told correspondents they had nicked the enemy for only 21,000. Among themselves, Chinese had learned to discount their press ta hua-big talk. They did not realize that Americans, unused to Chinese newspaper ways, were accepting Chungking statements at face value, that editorialists were using every sliver of American bright news from the dark Orient as an editorial springboard...
Other planes owned by North Shore may be flown by members at a discount. A Stinson "Voyager", proporty of Philip C. Beals '42, is also housed at the recently improved airport...