Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...member American Council of Christian Churches circulated a petition among clergymen asking for an investigation of the Churches to combat the infiltration of Communists. "The preservation of both civil and religious liberty," said the Council, "calls for such an investigation." The group, organized in 1941, sought to "offset the modernist, Socialist influence of the National Council of Churches...
...electric chair. . . They came from all kinds of homes and environments. In one respect, they were all alike. All were poor, and most were friendless. To what end or purpose were these victims sent to their premature deaths?" Surveys of executions in the South show that five Negroes offset every white condemned to death...
...recent Eisenhower slam bid). His defensive play can be rough and bold. Recently he went all the way to six hearts to prevent his opponents from taking the bid and rubber. With excellent playing, he went down only one trick; the small penalty for down one was more than offset by the failure of his opponents to make a decisive score...
...effective for a full 12 months, they are actually receiving the added benefits at the same price the undergraduate is paying --$37.50 for nine months. Bock explained that the Hygiene Department has fallen into a deficit for three straight years, and the increase to College students would help offset this. He also conjectured that the increase might be designed to cover a future Blue Cross plan...
...citizens, the Kremlin announced a general price reduction on 125 items of consumer goods. The cuts range from 5% on wines and woolens to 50% on fruits and vegetables; theoretically, they will lower the sky-high Soviet cost of living by 8%. But previous price cuts have been largely offset by increases in taxes and by taxpayers' "loans" to the government. The latest markdowns leave the average Russian worker laboring more than a week for a cheap pair of shoes, 18 weeks for a top-quality suit-when he can find them in the stores...