Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nation must build and maintain a fleet the most powerful in the world . . . a five-ocean navy. It must provide itself with an air force so numerous and efficient as to stand alone. It must continue a standing army of sufficient size and training...
...week old John L., his outsize hat in hand, appeared before WLB for the second time within a month. Reason: Pennsylvania anthracite operators had asked for a reopening of contract negotiations. Said the union, in a circular to its members: "The best way to cooperate ... is to continue to maintain maximum production of anthracite coal to meet the war and consumer needs of the nation...
...Powell will help rule on prospective matches, contracts, ratings of fighters, and otherwise attempt to maintain law & order in the cauliflower industry. During his three-year term, he will pocket $25 for each commission meeting (they average four a month). If he should be elected to the chairmanship of the triumvirate, he would pay taxes on $7,500 more income per year...
...large litters of hogs at Government urging and on a Government promise of a price of at least $13.75 Per 100 lb. Last week, to keep its promise, the Government finally forbade packers to buy at less than $13.75. This capped the comedy: the Government now really guarantees to maintain a corn-hog ratio that will make it uneconomical for corn to come to market...
...first Freshman class committee was organized with representatives from all the Houses in order to promote class unity despite the separation of its members into several Houses. Last year's group sponsored several dances and climaxed its year with the traditional Freshman Jubilee. This year's committee will maintain the same policy...