Word: margined
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first period, the Grays dominated the field, out gaining the Reds by a considerable margin. Ralph Pope and Bob Burnett were particularly noteworthy in this early Gray offensive...
...special antiC. I. O. assessments levied by A. F. of L., commended "the great success" of C. I. O. in organizing mass production industries. Another sign of which way the wind was blowing was the re-election of C. I. O.-minded President Davis by a comfortable margin over a Chicago opponent named Charles B. Stillman...
...Secretary of State Enoch D. Fuller, who had been Candidate Jenks's opponent in the Republican primaries, suggested a recount. This gave the election to Democrat Roy by 17 votes. Next Candidate Jenks demanded a recount of the recount. This showed Jenks to be the winner by a margin of ten. He went to Washington and took his seat. Finally the matter went to the House Election Committee...
...Sloan went on to say that higher automobile prices seemed inevitable, though GM's profit margin is not yet distressingly slim (13% for the June quarter).* Gloomed Mr. Sloan: "Much might be said as to the effect of increased selling prices on the course of the recovery movement........ . The hope might be expressed, however, that sooner or later the fact will be recognized that sound and desirable progress, reflecting a higher standard of living, never can be made possible by the policy of arbitrarily increasing wages, shortening hours and reducing efficiency, without regard to the effect on real prices...
...certain industries like automobiles there was no doubt that the margin of profit was narrowing. Chrysler Corp., in spite of its five-week strike last spring. sold 629,706 cars and trucks in the first six months of 1937. a record; It took in $409,000,000 compared with $358,000.000 in the same period last year. Yet profits were down from $29.000.000 to $27,000,000. Even in the June quarter when Chrysler had little to charge off to strikes, the company's profit margin showed a sharp drop, from 19.8% in 1930 to 14.7% in 1937. Labor...