Word: obtained
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...November 1775 an angry American General, George Washington, wrote of a large section of the American people: "Such a dearth of public spirit, and want of virtue, such stockjobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another ... I never saw before and pray God I may never be witness to again. . . . Such a dirty mercenary spirit pervades the whole that I should not be surprised at any disaster that may happen...
...method: to take steps to increase the production of capital goods. This might take the form of productive investment overseas, to obtain economically the vast supplies of raw materials which continued full production requires. Such an investment would require machinery and much else from America. Or it might take the form of heavy capital investment by industry at home, thus providing the equipment for reconversion to a civilian-goods production far greater than before. Or it might take the form of capital investment by the Government, for social improvements and conservation...
...some half-dozen such instruments, depending variously on measurements of blood pressure, breathing, heartbeats, etc., to detect emotional disturbances that are believed to be associated with lying. But, although some inventors claim better than 85% accuracy, proof of a lie detector's infallibility is obviously impossible to obtain. There is no way of guaranteeing that, in some cases, even the best instrument may not tell the wrong story...
...obtain their coupon books, civilian students must present their receipts received upon turning in their books to the University. Only coupons good during the week of December 22-28 may be detached...
...food points the V-12 men must present signed leave papers, and they will receive coupons for the period indicated on the pass. To obtain the five-gallon allotment of gasoline, the Navy men must give the registration number of the car, and they can use the gas in this vehicle only...