Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Republicans' vague but earnest promise to end crop restriction, the Democrats matched with a declaration in favor of "the production of all the market will absorb, both at home and abroad, plus a reserve supply sufficient to insure fair prices to consumers." To most observers that sounded like crop control stated backwards. Into the farm plank also went such pledges as continued benefit pay ments, Government refinancing of farm debts, encouragement of cooperatives, retirement of submarginal land, "recognition" of the evils of farm tenancy...
These savage herders and fighters last week roused their sheiks in British-mandated Transjordania to urge a single wild cavalry sweep into Palestine to massacre Jews and Britons. Mild Emir Abdullah Ibn Hussein, who holds his throne by the favor of Britain, tried to soothe his sheiks while the Emir's son, Crown Prince Talal, whipped them up to a fighting frenzy...
Without the Bonus, the subcellar fundamentals of Supply & Demand are still in favor of better business. As a result of Government spending purchasing power has exceeded general demand for nearly three long years. Inventories have declined steadily. In the opinion of Economics Statistics Inc., continuation of Government spending "will soon, if it has not already done so, reduce inventories to such a low point that it will be necessary for production to be increased not only in line with current demand but at an even faster rate in order that inventories may be replenished." Continued this specialist in supply & demand...
...slice of its $10,000,000 annual advertising budget. One of Benton & Bowles's smartest stunts was to cash in on 1933 Repeal sentiment for Adolf Gobel, Inc. (frankfurters). Tired of writing about food, food, food, B. & B. called up 200 women in Manhattan, found only seven in favor of the 18th Amendment. Promptly they spread copy predicting return of beer and plugging its time-honored connection with spiced meats. Kernel of the campaign was Gobel's offer to donate a part of each sale to some worthy anti-Prohibition organization. Gobel's sausage sales jumped from...
...nation whose electorate returned a vote of 99% in favor of its foreign policy was (1 France, 2 England, 3 Italy, 4 Japan, 5 Germany...