Word: happiered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...There were no Sunday or church holidays, only the Communist holidays, and we worked so hard to make these up that we were happier when they didn't come. To get a free day we had to work two shifts in a row, or 16 hours. About the only way to get out of work was to break an arm or leg. What frightened us most was tuberculosis. I knew of at least 60 cases in six months...
...Tregaskis ran out of his well-known war stories, he returned to find life dull and petty. So he began a pilgrimage to enchanted places he remembered. The trip took him through most of the world's fairy-tale lands and left him in California, a wiser if not happier...
...fasted and prayed for a day, then announced that he would intensify his one-man defiance of apartheid, and force authorities to jail him. "I would be happier in any other country," Gandhi said sadly, "but my duty lies here...
...happier substitutes, the memo suggested: "Use instead 'stabilization,' 'price program' . . . 'efforts to hold prices down,' 'efforts to hold the line.' " At the same time, Di Salle's publicity men did not want anybody to get the notion that the line could be held because of the recent "lull" in prices. They advised: "Integrate the 'lull' into the continuing fight against inflation." Since Government spending contributes to inflation, OPS copy should avoid "reference to 'defense spending.' Use instead 'defense production' . . . with emphasis on 'production...
...Simon. He made friends with the Communist mayor and the Communist schoolteacher. He organized games and singing lessons for the children. He arranged with manufacturers in nearby Besançon for piecework to keep his housewives occupied and increase their income. By 1947, the parish of Saone was much happier...