Word: long
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Finally, Professor Williams believes that much of the success or failure of the British action will depend on the United States. The fundamental cause of Britain's and Europe's dollar deficits "lies in our short-run economic instability and our long run tendency to outstrip others in production." The remedy here, Professor Williams feels, may be President Truman's "Point Four" plan to build up undeveloped regions through export of American technology and skill. "And we must preserve stability at home if we really want to achieve a world balance by some other means than the expenditure...
...sense the soviet countries cannot affect devaluation because the volume of East-West trade is now low for obvious political reasons. "If England wanted to sell to Russia, devaluation would prove a big help; but as long as trade is so small it does not matter...
Shortliffe has supported a minor leftist Canadian political party. He has called himself "a liberal socialist," and friends have described him "as sort of a New Dealer." On many occasions he has heartily subscribed to the principles of democratic society. So long as the immigration service, and the Department of Justice, remain silent, this outline of Shortliffe's politics must be considered to be completely correct...
...long as the authorities remain silent, these political beliefs can be taken as the basis for the exclusion order. One striking indication that this is true is Shortliffe's story of how he was sharply questioned last May in the consular office in Toronto. What did he think about Indo-China? Would he prefer De Gaulle or the Communists to rule France? Did he believe in the overthrow of government by force...
...audience loved it. All evening long the people had loved it. When the spotlight made grinding noises Mr. Ives only had to look up at it and the hall resounded with laughter. A more in formal entertainer has seldom been seen in the home of the Boston symphony. He made private jokes with the people in the front row, talked about his parrot, and explained several of his songs...