Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...profound economic and political significance of this runaway human inflation is that the two-thirds of mankind who live in the world's underdeveloped countries are now multiplying twice as fast as in industrialized societies. To support the extra population these countries are least able to afford, they are forced to consume less and produce more, and are falling ever lower in living standards. Said Dr. A. Eugene Staley, Stanford Research Institute's senior international economist: "Despite all the vaunted technological and economic progress of modern times, there are probably more poverty-stricken people in the world today...
...year for the past six years. None of the conference representatives had any trouble naming the chief causes: 1) the desire of everyone to consume goods faster than production−and the productivity of labor −can be increased, and 2) the urge of underdeveloped nations to industrialize too fast for their capital resources...
...older nations the inflationary pattern varies. In Australia, also trying to expand too far too fast, prices have doubled since World War II, while wages have risen 160%. The government, in alarm, finally began to choke back on credit, raise taxes and cut down on public spending. Not even conservative, thrifty Denmark has escaped inflation. Denmark has a per capita income of $807, above average for Europe. Recently the Danes discovered that they were living too well. Lulled by the eager world market for their dairy products, bacon, beer, machinery and ships, they let wages, prices and production costs rise...
...Bernard, falls for Alain's cousin from Normandy. Does this mean that Alain goes back to his wife Fanny? No, he winds up as a barfly and close friend of a prostitute. As for Bernard, he does not want the actress; he wants Josee, who is beautiful, drives fast cars and gets more money than anyone needs from her family in North Africa. Naturally, she does not want any part of Bernard. For her it is a vulgar-but-vital medical student who can take her or leave her. As a result, Bernard is very sad and does...
Individual stars of the entire show were the Harvard men guarding the drum, who combined quick work with the drumsticks and efficient body blocking with fast broken-field running towards the sidelines with their charge intact...