Word: occurs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...soon as she passed the light. The usual procedure in such cases is to determine the proximity of the light by the increasing strength of the radio and submarine signals, and by the sound of the fog horn. However, in some instances,due to atmospheric conditions, "dead spots" occur in which it is impossible to hear fog whistles even though they be near at hand, and similarly, the strength of radio signals is erratic. In yesterday's disaster such conditions obtained...
...just this respect that the weakness of the Western powers is most evident where China is concerned. That Japan will submit tamely to the closing or restriction of her markets in the British Empire is a Utopian dream. Retaliation will occur which may well take the form of an intensified effort to cultivate Chine still more assiduously than in the past as Japan's special province for her overflow of goods. The existence of Japan, like England, depends absolutely on the maintenance of here expert market; but whereas England has the Empire in which to trade advantageously, Japan's markets...
...Colonel's one ruling obsession is that all things, good or bad, happen in threes. Once at Latonia three accidents occurred. The Colonel offered 4-to-1 that not another mishap would occur during the meeting. He was right. If he has a bad year, he is sure two more are coming. He feels the same way about good years...
...suspicions were based largely on his study of Associated Telephone Utilities Co., an independent about one-fiftieth the size of A. T. & T., now in receivership. ''What is disclosed by the examination of the Associated Telephone Utilities Co. is in my judgment but typical of what may occur under existing laws," wrote the Commissioner...
...virtually bankrupt debtor, while at home show has managed to appear sufficiently solvent to keep the mark at par and prevent another inflation. It mush be added that the threat of inflation is perhaps her strongest bargaining point, not only in U. S. but in Europe. Should inflation occur, even though moderately, Germany's adverse balance of trade might be changed overnight to a favorable one, mostly at the expense of France, and more particularly of England, which would see nullified the effects of her abandonment of the gold standard which revitalized here industries. Whatever the next few months...