Word: higher
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...four national parties gained a clear majority of seats in the House of Commons; as leader of the largest group (112 of 265 members), Diefenbaker was invited to form the new government. He brought in legislation to implement his major campaign promises-tax cuts, aid to farmers, higher social-security benefits-saw most of it adopted with the reluctant consent of the opposition parties, finally called for a new election that might give his party a firm majority...
...Fellow. Lyndon Johnson has never ridden higher, and he should be a happy man. But he is not, and he may never be. He sits at his command-post desk in Office G14, Senate wing, U.S. Capitol, restless with energy, tumbling with talk. He flashes gold cuff links, fiddles with the gold band of a gold wristwatch, toys with a tiny gold pillbox, tinkers with a gold desk ornament. And he glances often at the green wall, where hangs Edmund Burke's framed warning about the vexations of leadership...
LIABILITY INSURANCE rates for autos will go up again this year, as much as 30% in some states. Reason: higher car-repair costs, medical expenses and court awards in damage cases caused heavier underwriting loss...
Doubt about the economic future is certainly a prime factor, along with complaints that prices are too high, cars too big and too little changed from last year. Finance companies are more choosy about making longterm, 36-month loans; the shorter payoffs require higher monthly payments than many people are willing to take...
...shot down many a fly-by-night discounter. But those who survive are accepted as legitimate businesses with all the rights of established stores-and then some. At first, discounters got only distressed merchandise and off-brand appliances. Today, they are such important customers that many manufacturers rate them higher than department stores. One fast-rising newcomer: the "pricelegger," who out-discounts the discounter by operating from an office filled with catalogues, is able to push out a flood of goods for as much...