Word: proved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...return of the gold standard in Great Britain would undoubtedly prove a tremendous forward step in the restoration of international trade and finances. On the other hand, British opinion still favors a gradual, sound resumption of sterling parity to artificial experiments at "stabilization," however attractive on paper...
...General protection against unfair foreign competition, owing to lower wages, longer hours or depreciated cur- rency, to any industry which can prove itself substantial and efficient...
...person. It is not possible at this early date to make any definite statements concerning some of the other factors which seem to have a bearing on the catching of a cold; but, as the investigations are continued, this information will become available and, no doubt, will prove to be of real service in the control of this type of illness...
...large-scale payments would probably have disrupted the money market for the time being, and caused large rate fluctuations. Except for the rise of call money to 4%, the money market showed no ripple from the tremendous transactions being effected through it. Bankers declare that such instances as this prove the efficiency of the Federal Reserve system in peace times...
...fallacy of this argument is that it misses the point. Suppose Dean Stone does prove that the evil is not new, is it any less real for having become chronic? Perhaps the student is too close to the issue to venture a great analysis, but this, at least, is certain: many an undergraduate who takes his college work in all seriousness cannot shake off the haunting question "After all, is it worth while...