Word: rising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...beautiful Rabaul occupies a terrible perch on the rim of a great undersea volcano. Out of this harbor rise volcanic islands, one sinister cone called Matupi...
...A.A.R., proud of the steady long-term rise in efficiency of railroad operations, insists that the 1929 traffic peak could now be handled with 350,000 fewer cars. But if 1929's peak freight levels (1,200,000 cars a week) have to be handled again, that still leaves 250,000 cars for still more operational efficiency to replace...
Economics Offset Price Rise...
...introduction of student waiting in the colleges and of the self-service system in the Commons came as economies to offset the price rise and particularly the growing cost of labor...
...made in the rules regarding relief from board charges at the discretion of the House Masters, it is believed that the new system will benefit a large majority of the students. It is, however, only an experiment and the reservation is made that, in the event of a substantial rise in the cost of labor and food, the announced rate is subject to revision in the second half of the year