Word: resistible
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...American youth has the good fortune not to have its outlook troubled by outworn traditions, or by any imposed development which they resist...
...identity, to help her prepare for the affair. He proceeds to set the girls and the ridiculous Helford aright, and, to their horror, takes the party into his own hands, captivates the first socialite of the town and puts the force of evil to rout with interesting resist. The good old virtues of sincerity, kindness, and tolerance prevail, but near obtrude beyond the veil of genial, exless, humor...
...pumping new money into the market to buy R. F. > securities. Secretary Mills estimated that the substitution of bonds for commercial paper would release about $750,000,000 in gold from currency coverage. He denied that the purpose of freeing this gold was to create a reserve to resist foreign raids on the dollar though such a result was ap- parent. The measures were promptly reported to the House and Senate. The House passed (350-10-15) its bill after a three-hour debate...
...output at a profitable price does not equal the productive capacity already in existence, but located in other countries. Maladjustments thus aggravated by tariffs, did not directly precipitate the collapse of prosperity but they did weaken the economic position of many countries and reduce their ability to resist depression. Moreover, when the slump came, the prices of the over-produced commodities fell more precipitously than most prices, diminishing the purchasing power of many countries and causing the depression to go from bad to worse...
Reason for Reynolds' record lay partly in the depression-resist nature of the to bacco business, partly in the Camel boom resulting from the famed humidor (cello phane) pack. Introduced Jan. 2. 1931. to the accompaniment of a $50,000 prize contest for most moving description of its advantages, the cellophane-wrapped Camel occupied the cigaret-publicity spot light which George Washington Hill of American Tobacco Co. had previously almost monopolized. Exactly 952.228 U. S. citizens submitted letters testifying to Humidor Pack merit...