Word: maximum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this job we must get the maximum results from American industry. . . . We must have down here men who understand and can deal with industry's intricate structure and operation...
This system is partly of the Dominions' making. For, in the British Empire's evolution from a collection of colonies into an association of nations, the Dominions sought a maximum of independence, a minimum of responsibility to London and the Empire as a whole. Even in the midst of World War II the Dominions put autonomy first, a share in Empire affairs second. South Africa's Jan Christiaan Smuts raised not a whisper to aid Prime Minister Curtin; New Zealand's Peter Fraser tended to go along with London and Winston Churchill, did as little...
Predicting a long war-"a minimum three years, a maximum five"-Correspondent Allen said he would rejoin the Mediterranean fleet after his Miami vacation. "You take your life in your hands every time you go out on a ship," he says. "But there's one consolation: if you come out of it, you've got a front-page story...
...against light, air and dirt [all of which are harmful to rubber] by covering them with a tarpaulin or other heavy, tightly woven fabric. The darker the storage place the better. Heat and air have a very destructive effect on casings. Seventy or 80 degrees Fahrenheit should be the maximum storage temperature. Drafts and moving air replenish the supply of oxygen, causing the casing to deteriorate more rapidly...
...women in war industries should not work more than six days a week, with a maximum of 56 hours for men, 44 for women. They should have balanced nutritious food, snacks between meals while at work...