Word: maintaining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...armed revolt. The Opposition, on the other hand, realizes that it could not hold power even if it ousted Benito and is accordingly following a policy of obstruction, designed to prepare the way for its advent to power. Much confidence can be placed in Benito's ability to maintain strict discipline in the Fascist ranks and in his determination to see justice done in the Matteotti case. It therefore appears likely that Benito's political life has some time...
...collapse of rubber prices was serious to Britain, who has large investments in rubber plantations. Thus, when the "Stevenson Scheme" to raise and maintain rubber prices by curtailed production was announced, the British entered into it with enthusiasm, although different interests failed to agree to the price at which crude rubber should be held...
...always been a rapidly growing country in constant need of capital, the prevailing interest rates here have practically always been higher than those of the older and more static countries of Europe. Usually London, as the former financial centre of the world, has been able to maintain the lowest money rates, while New York rates have ruled far above...
...maintain that the present hypocritical attitude toward the whole question of prohibition would be greatly relieved by having Congress fix a maximum alcoholic content based upon science and sound reasoning, thereafter leaving every state to enact any statute it pleases with regard to regulation of the traffic in light wines and beer within that alcoholic content, so that the state that desires light wines and beer within the alcoholic content prescribed by Congress may also have what it desires...
...present administration has been unable to maintain the confidence of the faculty, the students and the general public interested in education...