Word: poorer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then he rolled up his sleeves, produced a bag full of vegetables, and a small piece of meat. "Wait 'til you see this cheap cut of meat swell up to twice the size after it's been cooked. You know, we can use smaller and poorer cuts of meat in our pans--and they'll serve more people. And we don't use water...
...rich got richer and the poor got poorer. Wages for common laborers in Manila stayed at $1 to $3 a day, while the cost of living rose to a point almost three times that of Chicago. In the provinces, landlords continued to take 70% of the crops for themselves, getting interest of 100% to 200% on loans to tenants who were already so deeply in debt that their grandsons would not own enough land to live on or a carabao to plow...
...usually developed out of students with medium fleshiness and below-par muscles. The heavy but muscular students went in for the practical callings of engineering or business and generally succeeded, while lighter-bodied competitors dropped out. A few of the Harvard men sank to manual labor, but only the poorer-muscled ones stayed at that level all their lives. The better-muscled soon rose to positions where they did not depend on their muscles...
...nation economically overextended, vitiated by controls and egalitarianism, puzzled and upset by loss of prestige overseas, and in the main jealously attached to the social gains made by her poorer classes since the war, Winston Churchill this week broadcast a jesting reminder: "The day is Oct. 25-make a note of it in your diary...
...Afterwards everyone stands around limply wondering how Turpin managed to stand up under the beating. "Him and Lamotta has de hahdest two haids in de world," a fan says, shaking his head. The standee is $270 poorer. His enthusiasm is gone. "Guess I hafta walk home," he mutters to no one in particular and starts down the long flight of stairs. The entertainment is over...