Word: hollander
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...Holland, less industrialized than Belgium, fears that cheaper Belgian manufactures will flood Holland if tariff barriers are removed; Belgium, with less advanced agriculture than Holland, fears that its farmers will be swamped by Dutch foodstuffs...
...tariff duties on goods moving among the three countries, which in the long run means deciding what industries shall be allowed to survive in which country. Example: although prewar Belgian glass works could easily produce enough for the needs of both countries (90% of their production was exported), Holland, whose shattered windows need glass urgently, has not waited for revival of the Belgian industry, has started her own glass production...
Whatever the prospects of eventual union, in rationed Holland last week lean and shabby Dutch, once stout and well-dressed, were hoarding their 40 weekly cigarets, while across the border in Belgium men with money ate lobster, steaks, butter, and drank French wine. Many Dutch women still wore ski trousers and ski boots while their Brussels sisters chatted over their tea in chic comfort...
...reported that the invading mouse army was only 25 miles from the city. This turned out to be what Australians call a "furphy" (phony), but Melbournians were still scared. Victoria's government urged Mallee farmers to an all-out campaign with cyanogen and strychnine. At Ouyen, Mrs. Bert Holland planned a more direct appeal through prayer. An hour before church time she went to her wardrobe to get her Sunday clothes. Mrs. Holland found that the mice of Mallee had eaten them...
Bathsheba (by Jacques Deval; produced by Maximilian Becker & Lee K. Holland in association with Sylvia Friedlander) is just an ancient vehicle used to get British Cinemactor James Mason onstage for his first appearance on Broadway. Mr. Mason's performance as King David is an agreeable one, but it far from compensates for Mr. Deval's play...