Word: poorer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hardships of most young married couples on service pay, and it was harder on the wife than the husband. Wing Commander Townsend had only his officer's allowances, plus an extra stipend of ?1,000 for his royal duties, and as a result the pair were far poorer than most of the people they were called on to meet...
...city elementary teacher rose only 60%, while that of the big-city high-school teacher dropped 1%. Big-city high-school principals got a raise from $3,552 to $9,156, but this actually meant a decrease in purchasing power of 30%. University presidents and full professors were 2% poorer than they would have been 50 years...
...other professionals makes the picture even gloomier. Since 1929, the average physician's income has gone up from $5,224 to $15,000, which makes him 48% the richer. But, in spite of a jump of from $11,000 to $16,500, large-university presidents are now 26% poorer while their full professors, making $7,000 in 1953, are 10% worse off than...
McCurdy spoke in terms of a graph when comparing this season's team with that of 1954. Because the squad has had only three days' regular practice, it is in poorer condition than last season's starting twelve. The quality of the new team, however should rise faster and farther than that of last year's team, due to superior potentiality of this season's runners...
...Pasha himself returned from calling on Grandval, a crowd of angry youths blocked his car's passage. Octogenarian El Glaoui himself seized a submachine gun and stood foursquare on the cobblestones until the mob dispersed. Before the sun went down on Marrakech that night, Morocco was the poorer by 10 more dead and 27 wounded...