Word: drastically
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made an agreement for repayment. The life of the World War Foreign Debt Commission (members include Secretaries Mellon, Hughes, Hoover, Senator Smoot, Representatives Burton and Crisp, one-time Representative Richard Olney) must be extended if it is to continue its efforts for refunding. Alternative and, perhaps, more drastic methods of collection are likely to be proposed...
...industries depending on the use of alcohol have steadily declined, owing to the drastic and unjust methods employed by the prohibition office, while establishments engaged in the use of alcohol illegitimately have flourished by falsifying bonding warehouse records and, obtaining alcohol without tax, are flooding the market with preparations containing it at a price far below the standard at which legitimate concerns must sell...
Saturday the second team was composed of Osborne and Potts, ends; Guernsey and Wandergriff, tackles; Hickok and Burt, guards; Stewart, center; Wadsworth, quarterback; Kline and Scott, halfbacks; Noble, fullback. Probably at the present moment drastic changes have been made in this lineup or are contemplated...
...remedies, he proposed artificial restocking, restriction of fishing and prevention of the pollution of waters by dumping of chemicals, factory wastes, etc. Some measures have already been taken by Congress. There is a new law against dumping of oil by oil-burning vessels; drastic restrictions have been placed on the Alaskan salmon fisheries; the upper Mississippi River has been set aside as a breeding ground; a halibut treaty has been signed with Canada...
...Farrell, perspiring heavily with his exertions, blamed the teaching of evolution for the Franks murder in Chicago, said: "We are suffering from acute mental and spiritual intoxication," said "To save the world for God, we all must use drastic methods," wiped his brow, concluded: "We will now sing Hymn...