Word: gaps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first six months of 1953, Western Europe's industrial production had reached an alltime high: 7% above 1952, a whopping 40% above 1938. Europe's gold and dollar reserves stand at better than $10 billion (v. $7 billion in 1948), its trade gap with the U.S. and Canada declined from $1,713,000,000 in the first five months of 1952 to a manageable $597 million in the same period this year. The ministers got more good news in their conference. Items...
...afford to find their problems solely on the intriguing plane of personal relationships. This is the focus of Love Is a Bridge, showing the barriers of pride, frustration, and selfishness which isolate one person from another. Separating each individual, Mr. Flood seems to say, there is a natural gap which only the warmth and understanding of love can bridge. Spanning twenty-five years, the novel finds Henry Cobb at Harvard in 1927 and follows him through the wrecks of two marriages. The first, to Susan, collapses because their love is not mature enough to bridge two islands of pride...
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This total equals the amount of need, before any loan is made and before any form time employment is awarded. The committee then decides how much of the gap will be filled by scholarship funds...
...dance and the business of teaching it. The fox trot, which first came into vogue about 40 years ago, is still the most popular, but the rumba is close behind. In Murray's studios, men used to outnumber women by 6 to 4; now the gap has narrowed. The 40-and-up age group used to be Murray's best customers; but since World War II, largely as a result of his accreditation under the G.I. Bill's education benefits, Murray has been getting a younger set. He also does more than teach; many of his studios...