Word: re-establish
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...suspicion by the U.S. banking community in general and Senator Taft in particular (see col. 1), agreement on its principles among so many nations represents an achievement of the first order. The members of the United Nations now, at least, have a definite proposal before them in trying to re-establish world trade and prosperity...
...therefore, enormously disappointing when we observe that such assistance and good will is denied to us. But it increases our enthusiasm when we see that builders of public opinion, like TIME, consider it advisable to help the oppressed peoples of the earth to re-establish in their respective latitudes a government of liberty and justice to which they are entitled...
...Stettinius' trip, strains had already become apparent over Arabian oil, recognition of De Gaulle, Italian policy, attitude toward the Polish-Russian dispute, Argentine sanctions and the treatment of other neutrals. Stettinius' trip was made primarily to iron out as many as possible of these differences and to re-establish warm relations, this time between the State Department and Foreign Office rather than just between Churchill and Roosevelt...
Norman the Man. It was Norman's ambition to re-establish the world system of trade and investment which the war had shattered. In 1920 he became the Bank's Governor-until then by precedent usually a two-year job. Shy, retiring, yet possessed of an iron will, Norman held office for twenty-four momentous years. During these years his motto was: "Never explain, never apologize." He prided himself on not being a theorist. His rare speeches were poorly delivered generalities. He rarely wrote anything for publication. Though bitterly attacked, he never retorted to criticism...
Crossfire. FEPC was, in fact, attempting to do nothing more than re-establish what was once the status quo. Almost the oldest tradition in Southern railroading is the Negro fireman. For years, no white wanted the job; and every Negro railroader recalls that Casey Jones's fireman was a Negro. But in time, whites wanted and took the job of fireman. The firemen's union barred Negroes from membership. Whenever a Negro fireman died, he was replaced by a white...