Word: exceedingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...investors for the new bonds was generally interpreted as one more manifestation of the public's confidence in its President and his program. Because the Treasury had promised to allot in full all subscriptions of $10,000 or less it was expected that the issue would greatly exceed $500,000,000. The result will be that on Aug. 15 the Treasury will have on hand the largest cash balance in its history-some $1,500,000,000. But President Roosevelt was not yet able to report that he had balanced his budget. The July deficit of ordinary expenditures over...
...full significance of what has happened since March will be realized. N.I.R.A. has teeth. Papers and even radical journals have abandoned plain speaking and not only because circulation would drop. The administration which one no longer thinks of as democratic but rather as Roosevelt has been granted powers which exceed those of war time...
...reduce salaries of employees of the U. S. not to exceed 15 per cent...
...otherwise by an oil-driven Diesel. Exulted Chairman Harriman last week: "The train is fully streamlined to a greater extent than has been attempted to date either in this or any foreign country." Although it should be able to make no m.p.h., Union Pacific will not permit it to exceed 90 m.p.h.. which is 10 to 20 m.p.h. faster than other U. S. expresses operate. The new train may make the long run between Omaha and Los Angeles in 30 hr. The steam journey now takes 48 hr. Speed, Union Pacific men hope, will provide effective competition against...
...most of the surrounding terrain, an important drawback because the expedition's scientific aim was to map aerially 250 sq. mi. surrounding the peak. Another day a great white snow plume whirled menacingly about Everest's cone. The flyers were waiting for a wind velocity not to exceed 40 m.p.h. They fell impatiently to tinkering with their ships and equipment, already at taut perfection. They had been at Purnea nine days, but precious time was slipping away. Soon the southwest monsoon would set in, drenching and beclouding earth and sky for months...