Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...members have seriously pledged themselves to "maintain certain cultural values and traditions of old Germany," and more, with the same goal in mind, have joined their number this year. Revived in 1932 by James M. Hawkes '26, instructor in German, along the lines of his club at the University of Marburg, it grew steadily until it reached its present membership...
Japan's strength, hoping thereby to frighten U.S. officials. "Americans," he said, "were underestimating the difficulties which he, as a naval man, knew we should have in waging war across the Pacific." He spoke of the distances, the strategic position of Japan, the necessity for America to maintain long lines of supply ships for our naval vessels, and the efficiency of the Japanese navy-which he said was underrated...
...situation's seriousness, however, Red Star? the Army's newspaper, lengthened its slogan from "Not one step backward" (Ni shaga nazad) to "Not one step backward without order of commanders." In a moment "pregnant with great danger for our country," Red Star appealed to southern troops to maintain iron discipline from the top commanders to the lowest ranks...
Savings are necessary, Bingham and the Committee feel, to compensate for rising costs of travel and supplies as a result of the war, Only by such economies, they maintain, can athletics be continued at Harvard...
Drugstores, already working under fair-trade prices high enough for profit, have suffered least from ceiling pressure-one big chain (United-Whelan) is even planning a "ceiling-prices-smashed!" sale. Department and drygoods stores have enough leeway in fashion merchandise and "soft" goods to let them maintain the traditional competitive-price selling which keeps the words "sale" and "reduced" in the ads. In most retailing, however, the bargain counter is blacked-out for the duration; the ceiling price has become the selling price...