Word: larger
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...published in the Jan. 31 issue last year. People were talking about these Colorado River projects as far back as 50 years ago. The plans almost reached the drawing board stage, but four Congresses in a row passed them by. Now the development of the river basin, an area larger than all of New England, will enrich our whole country. New irrigation and power dams will increase the productivity of some 360,000 acres of land, but even more important it will open up the basin's wealth of lead, gold, silver, zinc, coal, oil and uranium...
...fact that Thailand's police force is larger than its army indicates that the government is more afraid of internal subversion than of external attack. Paradoxically, Phao's police partially support the subversion which they are meant to oppose because communists justify their attacks on government "oppression" by pointing to the force's size. In return, Phao maintains that these subversive attacks make the large number of police necessary. Actually, most observers believe Phao maintains his corps chiefly to insure his position...
...peace. Recognizing needs of defense and internal security, he said, the U.S. might sell more arms to both the Arabs and the Israelis. But he believes that the hope of little Israel lies in mutual security through the United Nations, not in an arms race with the immensely larger and more populous Arab states...
...shows, the most popular toy-poodle tonsure is the English saddle cut, designed to leave the little dogs looking like lions. On Wilber's larger cousin, the standard poodle, the saddle cut once served a purpose. When the standard was still a working field dog, the heavy mane around chest and neck protected heart and lungs while swimming in icy water. Shaved hindquarters aided swimming, while tufts of hair on legs and hips warmed the joints where blood runs close to the skin. The fancy topknot and powder-puff tail helped mark the animals when working in dense underbrush...
...After the outbreak of World War II (in which Driberg applauds the Beaver's work as Minister of Aircraft Production), Beaverbrook urged the British public to "revolt" against proposed food rationing and scorned the need for a larger army...