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Word: loses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hearings at which Galbraith testified on March 8 concluded yesterday. In a final statement before adjournment, Capehart reiterated his belief that the hearing was designed "to embarrass the Eisenhower administration and to cause the people to lose confidence in the economy...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: Ex-Governor Stevenson Gives Galbraith Support | 3/24/1955 | See Source »

...truce, the Indo-China settlement and the evacuation of the Tachen Islands as evidences of U.S. weakness. "In such ways Chinese Communist propaganda portrays the U.S. as being merely a paper tiger . . . We must always remember that the free nations of the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia will quickly lose their freedom if they think that our love of peace means peace at any price. We must, if occasion offers, make it clear that we are prepared to stand firm and, if necessary, meet hostile force with the greater force that we possess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: The Tiger's Strength | 3/21/1955 | See Source »

...Congressman said he lost $400 . . . every month he was here. That does not surprise me any. You can lose more than that if you plan it. I tried it a couple of months, and it has taken all of my salary and the proceeds of two of the best Black Angus bulls you ever saw. But I have noticed something funny about these Congressmen who lose $400 a month. When their term has expired, they come right back to lose $400 a month more . . . You say you are going to get better men if you raise the salary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: 50-50 Proposition | 3/14/1955 | See Source »

...urged the government to make its opposition to stock speculation unequivocally clear. Galbraith also suggested that the New York Stock Exchange, "which stands to lose the most by a new crash," should emphasize investment for dividends rather than profits...

Author: By Christopher Jencks, | Title: Market Declines After Galbraith's Testimony | 3/9/1955 | See Source »

...said, "The free citizen also has a sovereign right to lose his money as he pleases, and would undoubtedly be trimmed in real estate, at the races, or in a uranium mine if the market is controlled...

Author: By Christopher Jencks, | Title: Market Declines After Galbraith's Testimony | 3/9/1955 | See Source »

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