Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...politician. His museum exists through the support of the public and the rich patrons who usually make up his board of directors. He must, therefore, cater to these people, and with the money thus placed at his disposal, (usually with innumerable strings attached) he tries to maintain in the execution of his tasks not too unpopular quality standards. A difficult...
...second picture, "The Case of the Curious Bride," Warren William, Allen Jenkins, and Claire Dodd maintain the precedent set by "The Case of the Howling Dog." We refuse to commit ourselves as to what the precedent...
...White House, 301 preachers and rabbis resolutely did their religious duty, chose the day the maneuvers began to address an open letter to "Our brothers and sisters in Japan" deploring the Navy's action and asking them to "unite with us in redoubling our efforts to maintain our historic friendship." The Fellowship of Reconciliation dedicated May 3 to 5 to "Peace Maneuvers," one aspect of which was a "cherry blossom procession" of Chicago churchmen and pacifists to the Japanese consulate...
...TIME indicating one of four episodes of current release March of Time is descriptive of Kingfish Long's career. . . . We have made repeated inquiries from R. E Toups, local manager of Loew's State, and also F. F. Goodrow, local manager First Division Film Exchange, who vigorously maintain they do not know why this subject was deleted. Where can it be seen...
...first-quarter profits failed to cover first-quarter dividends by nearly $12,000,000-15th consecutive quarterly period in which A. T. & T. has had to draw on surplus to maintain its traditional $9 rate. And the succession of deficits since 1932 has eaten into the surplus of A. T. & T. and its subsidiaries to the extent of about $110,000,000. Every three months, just before the directors meet for dividend action, Wall Street nervously debates the possibility of a dividend cut. But with $250,000,000 in cash & Government bonds and surplus still above...