Word: rationals
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...France, the beleaguered Communists tried a desperate show of defiant strength. They ordered their strongest instrument-the Confédération Générate du Travail, whose 1,000,000-plus membership makes it the dominant power of French labor, to pull a nationwide, one-day strike. "Let us unite to stop fascism," they cried, meaning by fascism the resistance of all Hungarians to the Russian tanks. Last week the walkout came. It was a colossal and embarrassing flop. In the Paris area not a single bus, subway or trolley ground to a halt...
...many a Briton, and to the Laborite Opposition in particular, the words meant a gloomy return to an all-too-familiar picture of belt tightening and austerity-soaring prices, short supplies, rationing, unemployment and inflation. The Ministry of Fuel and Power already has a complete supply of new ration books on hand, and is drafting an army of clerks to pass them out. Gas rationing seems a certainty by Christmas time, with the private motorist the first to suffer from it. Some industries dependent on oil are making plans to convert to coal, which will in turn bring...
...Restrict visible fat consumption to one ounce a day. This is to include all butter and other table spreads, salad and cooking oils. In it should be the daily ration of unsaturated fat such as corn...
...months, the eleven men lived in filth and boredom, their bodies nourished only by a meager ration of moldy bread that the Egyptians allowed aboard and the brackish water left in their original supply. Their spirits shriveled in a never-ending monotony of card playing ("The one deck we had got shredded"), and they were continually insulted, often spat upon, by the Egyptian guards...
...hopped-up, overpowered prototypes were allowed in last week's race. Bodies had to be wider; full windshields were required. But the real clincher was the new gas ration: with tanks holding no more than 34⅓ gals., cars were to race at least 34 laps (about 292 miles) before refueling. No longer could a competitor ram his throttle to the floor and ride; now drivers would have to nurse their fuel with the kind of careful racing that keeps gas consumption relatively low and speed records even lower...