Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Britain will stand fast until the Egyptian government signs an international agreement providing adequate defense for the Canal Zone. If the Egyptian army, "which is being aided and trained by Nazi instructors," tries any monkey tricks, Britain will defend itself. "Unfortunately," he growled, "it was necessary for Naguib to gain as much popularity as possible by the well-known process of taking it out on the British...
...defeated, and this week the chief bonze assured them that the enemy would be. The battle that is in preparation will, in effect, be fought for possession of the celebrated Buddha; for if the Communists are able to install their puppet Prince Souphanou Vong here, they stand to gain great prestige with the Buddhists of Southern Asia. The riverside town has no tactical importance...
...back in the days when there were three or four lynchings a year, it was a lot easier to raise funds than now. A great Negro leader, the late James Weldon Johnson, once said that leadership was a form of escape; by this he meant that "Negro spokesmen" might gain a lot of prestige by making speeches and gathering personal followings, but did not really accomplish very much. Today's Negro leader concentrates on getting things done on specific issues. Emancipated to a large extent from the white professional liberals and their pet slogan, "education," he tries, for instance...
...petroleum industry, Standard Oil (N.J.) saw its profits drop 4.5% to $126 million. But Socony-Vacuum had a 7.3% gain to $44 million. The net profits of Standard Oil of California ($42,016,-201), Texas Co. ($42,681,806) and Gulf ($35,629,000) remained about the same...
...only constant factor being the absence of lobster as an ingredient. The flavor is delicate, mingling the bite of garlic with the pork's meaty savor. Excellent with rice, the sauce can readily serve as an order in itself, but when combined with some seafood, it seems to gain flavor...