Word: richer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sarkar believes that the economic gap between the richer and poorer nations of the world has strengthened the strong nationalistic tendencies of underdeveloped nations. Capitalist countries must learn to understand this spirit of the Afro-Asians before there can be peace and prosperity in the world, Sarker warned...
...first speaker in the HRLU forum, Herbert Stein, research director of the for Economic Development, whether "getting richer belongs among the country's critical...
...despite the cost of the most imposing set of welfare services in the world, Swedes are rich and getting richer. They own more cars per capita than any country in Europe. The Conservatives gamely demanded that both taxes and pensions be slashed. The Liberals could bring themselves to demand only tax cuts; social benefits, they said, should be left untouched. "You can have either left-hand or right-hand traffic in a country," said Socialist Premier Tage Erlander, whose country is the last in continental Europe where traffic still follows the British custom and keeps left. "Whoever insists on driving...
...Richard King, Assistant Director of Admissions and Scholarships, put it, "performance in school, on tests, in activities is directly related to the socio-economic status of the parents." The poor student is less likely to apply and often cannot compete well "on paper" with his better prepared and richer rival. Institutions such as Harvard and Yale have taken the lead to reverse this trend, but probably only a massive and costly publicity campaign could increase interest in such colleges among the lower income group...
...welcome back so distinguished an adopted son, the Swiss city of Basel just about knocked itself out that autumn day in 1538. Twelve years before. Hans Holbein the Younger had quit the town to seek richer rewards elsewhere. Now, dressed in the finest silk and velvet, he was court painter to King Henry VIII of England; his name was known throughout Europe, and Basel was ready to shower him with honors and commissions to lure him back permanently. The city failed, but it has cherished Holbein as its own ever since. This summer, when the University of Basel celebrated...