Word: prospective
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...prospect of this investigation, together with the wave of dissent against any debt ''adjustments," thoroughly alarmed President Hoover, who saw he had another losing Congressional fight on his hands. To his defense Secretary of the Treasury Mellon rallied with a ringing public statement in which he harped on "realities." He pointed out that Britain funded her War Debt for about 80% in gold dollars. With sterling at par her debt payment this year would be ?32,800,000 but now it would take ?48,100,000 for her to meet her obligations...
...happened in a week. First day out from Cherbourg, Olivia was bored at the prospect of another comfortable winter in Chicago with her middle-aged husband Harry. She was nearly 40 herself. Suddenly Olivia discovered that Nick, her first husband, was a fellow-passenger. They had not met for ten years, since the divorce. Now Nick was a famous author. Olivia had two more children. They were glad to see each other, got dangerously excited talking over old times...
...year, but there are daily boxing classes for Freshmen interested in the sport at the Hemenway Gymnasium. Veterans from last year's team include Captain D. P. Ketcham '32, M. J. A. Adlis '32, W. P. Bailey '32, H. Gross '33, and J. J. Mellen '33. The most promising prospect from last year's Freshman team is P. W. A. Hines '34. Other candidates from last year's Freshman team are K. L. Riley '34, D. E. Peter '34, and A. B. Sullivan...
...suggestion has been that people may charge their meals in any House. If these are to be charged as part of the ten we should be eating in our own, I do not see how we can keep faith with History 1 and still view with equanimity the prospect of some dining hall closed for the season or perhaps serving one forlorn breakfast...
...from system to system as traffic conditions required. But when the rail executives asked the labor executives to accept voluntarily a 10% pay cut, they refused. Thereupon the carriers prepared to force the reduction under the terms of the Railroad Labor Act, with a long and acrimonious struggle in prospect...