Word: extent
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...truth of the matter is that the real pioneering in making high-quality books available at a low price has been largely that of our company, to some extent reinforced by our competitors, particularly Pocket Books . . . We have sold not tens of thousands but millions of copies of Homer, Dante and other classical, scholarly and important contemporary writers through tens of thousands of outlets...
...affections. In 1946, however, the Illinois Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional, saying that it "tends to put a premium on the violation of moral law, making those who violate the law a privileged class, free to pursue a course of conduct without fear of punishment, even to the extent of a suit for damages...
...sense of rejection, they felt that being a woman was the only way to win recognition and maintain selfesteem. They were undisciplined and impatient, notably in their request for surgery. They particularly remembered childhood incidents supporting the idea that they had been female from birth. All, to some extent, were transvestites, i.e., desired to wear women's clothes. They struggled against all overt signs of masculinity; one even had his heavy, black beard burned out by electrolysis. Intense sexual conflicts, ranging from prudery to deep feelings of guilt, were evident in all of them. Said...
What is bankrupting transit is, to a great extent, U.S. prosperity. The rising standard of living means less need for the cheapest form of transportation. The five-day work week has cut Saturday transit traffic by 40% in most cities, and television keeps many riders home at night. But the biggest competition comes from the private automobile. While gasoline and tires were rationed during World War II, the transit companies prospered. But since 1945 millions of U.S. workers have turned their backs on the bus lines-including even bus drivers themselves. In San Francisco recently, a delegation of motormen...
...Congress should pass new laws to 1) curb union activities that lessen competition "to the extent that such commercial restraints [are] not effectively curbed," and 2) set the statute of limitations at four years (instead of the present one to ten years) for antitrust suits...