Word: draining
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...First: drain the mud before the arrival of the bulldozer. There was one family which had a front yard large enough to dig a drainage pit in. The dona da casa (woman of the house) thought it would be all right...
With particular clarity, he explained the Administration's stand on the two issues that most urgently concern the most Senators. To their criticism that Viet Nam was becoming an "open-ended" drain on U.S. resources, Taylor replied firmly that the war is "limited as to objective, as to geographical scope, as to weapons and forces employed, and as to targets attacked...
Paradoxically, the U.S. payments deficit in 1965 fell to $1.3 billion, less than half the drain of the year before and the lowest level since 1957. The biggest reason: a $2.25 billion drop in bank loans to foreigners. Offsetting that gain, however, imports rose faster than exports, partly because of dock strikes and partly in response to the demand for goods from free-spending consumers and businessmen. Result: the U.S. trade surplus-the excess of exports over imports-shrank from $6.7 billion in 1964 to $4.8 billion last year. The trend, said Connor, remains a "very serious" problem...
Such courses should, of course, not drain activity away from the current extra-curricular efforts. In the particular case of Hum 105, faculty direction should not push student directors off-stage. Faculty members should only direct one play each term on the Loeb Mainstage, whether or not that play is part of a course. The bulk of directorial work should be carried, as it now is, by students...
There is no doubt that combined revenues from the Mystic Bridge and Logan have enabled the entire operation to function without a drain on the taxpayer. But it is also true that the combined Authority has produced a very discouraging record for the port itself. The rate of gain in short tonnage has not increased appreciably since the Authority assumed control in 1959, and an even more depressing note is revealed in the number of ships visiting the port, which decreased by 361 ships from '59 to '64. The fact is simply that the MPA has not increased or even...