Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...taken with the recent establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, foretells a deal with Moscow for a neutralized, reunified Germany completely divorced from the West. Although Chancellor Adenauer clearly will not make such a deal, these commentators fear that the so-called "growing demand for reunification" will push a less popular and powerful successor into doing...
...Block, grandson of Inland's founder, moved into the presidency 20 months ago, he brought some expansionist thinking with him. As vice president in charge of sales from 1936 to 1951 (with time out for a stint as steel expert on the War Production Board), he helped push yearly sales from $99 million to $519 million. As president, he turned his energy to improving efficiency, pushed Inland from eighth to seventh in the industry without adding a single open-hearth furnace...
...waste in this program, as there is in any development of a new plane or weapon. I've seen no evidence of fraud or improper action . . . Mistakes made were made honestly under the pressure of the Korean emergency. Navy officers simply were caught in a gamble . . . to push ahead in search of a plane equal to the MIG, or wait until assured their new plane would be a success...
...budget ledger is the continuing rise in revenues. In August, when budget planners predicted a $1.7 billion deficit, the figures were based on Government income of $62.1 billion. But the forecast underestimated the growth of the U.S. business boom. The increase in personal income is expected to push personal income tax receipts from $32.8 billion to $33.2 billion. Furthermore, corporate profits are expected to run well over the estimate of $40.6 billion, may hit $43.5 billion by year's end. Additional tax revenue: $1.5 billion. Altogether, the Treasury's income from all sources may climb to $64 billion...
...time effectively. Beset by the feeling that they are wasting precious minutes, some of them affect a "crispness of action" that verges on rudeness. Others go in for an "almost adolescent experimenting with time-saving devices," set up a "Rube Goldberg assortment of mechanical memory joggers, electronic communication systems, push-button desks." They are deeply concerned with self-improvement, e.g., 66% want to better themselves in public speaking, 57% want to improve their memories and 46% want to do more reading...