Word: getting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...does not get his way by pounding the table; he uses men by flattering them, charming them with silky good humor, or freezing them with quiet contempt. His political pliability sometimes leads him to weakness. Recently, the Socialists introduced a bill in the Bundestag providing cash Christmas gifts for refugees. A Christian Democrat spokesman pointed out that this was a purely political bill designed to win votes, and that the government had no money to spare for the bonus proposal. But when the Socialists forced an open roll-call vote and Adenauer's name was called as the first...
...Politicians. When Konrad Adenauer applied for the post of assistant to the mayor of Cologne 43 years ago, he argued that he ought to get the job because he was no worse than the other candidates. Some of Adenauer's critics today say that the same applies to his new job as West Germany's Chancellor. Actually, Adenauer is a great deal better than other candidates; he ranks far above most other figures on the German political scene. The only man who approaches Adenauer's stature is the Socialists' Kurt Schumacher. With sharp, sardonic intelligence...
...stern Editor Blomberg refused to veer an inch from the figures given him by the tax bureau (at a cost of 2? apiece). "It's just as hard to get into this book if you don't qualify," he said, "as it is to get out if you do." Blomberg himself was listed at $7,000 per annum, well below Stockholm's No. 1 earner, Banker Jacob Wallenberg ($170,000), but close to Prime Minister Tage Erlander...
Today, beyond its teaching staff, Laradon Hall has a registered nurse, a night matron and a dietitian. To get everything started, Joe had exhausted his savings. Boarding students are supposed to pay $140 a month, day students $40. But for parents who cannot afford to pay, Joe has been charging nothing...
...last week the Denver Area Welfare Council, without whose approval no organization can get community chest funds, had recognized Laradon as a member. That was the first help Joe had had, but it might not be enough. "Sometimes when the going gets rough," says he, "I wonder if the whole thing's worth while. But when I look at these kids, my own and all the others, I see that...