Word: rising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...armament outlays would constitute a severe shock to the economy after the European war was ended. The best way to mitigate the shock would be for the Government to embark on a program of directed, controlled deficit financing. During the armament boom, the national debt can be expected to rise, but this fact should not be permitted to interfere with rational methods of dealing with a possible post-war depression...
...Arne, from the Apollonian Harmony of 1790. A memorial tribute to a friend, the Elegy was written to a pastoral poem by John Gay, which rocks with neo-classic artificialities. Yet despite the artificialities in the poem, and occasional artificialities in the music, the simplicity and sincerity of feeling rise as a whole above artificiality, and create a minor masterpiece. Representing the modern era, Gustav Holst's Dirge for Two Veterans is included...
Silent Archie. Aside from his purely military talents, there were other more intimate qualities which helped General Wavell rise so greatly to his test. He is quietly efficient. His subordinates sometimes refer to him as "Silent Archie" and "Guinea-a-Word Wavell." He works hard -rises at 6:15 a.m., does not dawdle all afternoon over lunch, and is tireless in flying from front to front to keep in touch with his vast command. He is physically tough, and rides, plays golf, goes swimming even when crises are thickest. His calm is unshatterable, he can be hurried...
Once "Karpy's" strong feelings created a minor international situation. He went to a Soviet entertainment in Prague, at the time when the Czechs and bolshevists were on very friendly terms, and refused to rise to the strains of the "Internationale." The general furore which followed considerably upset the Professor, so he went to some friends in the foreign office and explained that he didn't want to cause any trouble, but perhaps he had best pack up and go to Nazi Germany, where an American citizen could get the proper respect. Result: Czech back down. This is a typical...
...Wednesday evening, February 26. The meeting, to be addressed by William Z. Foster, National chairman of the Communist Party, will take place in the Old South Meeting House, on Washington and Milk Streets, at 8 P.M. Let Harvard students, who rose to the defense of civil rights last year, rise again on this far more critical occasion. The Harvard John Reed Society...