Word: risked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...police force would presumably draw upon manpower from several nations; up to now, no one in the Council has been able to agree which ones. The Western Powers are wary of letting Russian troops into the Near East; but they are unwilling to employ their own forces and risk straining economic relations with the Arab states. Unfortunately, there also seems to be political considerations; the United States delegation apparently is delaying action until after the November elections, for fear of antagonizing pro-Arab and pro-Jewish groups...
Then, last year, Otto Klemperer went to Budapest. He appeared with the State Opera and with the Philharmonic, and the music he made was some of the best Budapest had heard in years. This year Opera Director Aladar Toth decided to risk hiring him for the full 1948 season of 40 operas and symphony concerts. When the season opened, Otto Klemperer had his first steady job since 1941. But this week Budapest was wondering how long he would be able to hold...
...same day, the big three Western Power's reaffirmed their refusal to negotiate with the Russians on Germany until the Berlin blockade has been lifted. The real issue here is not whether or not the West is justified. It probably is. But justification is an empty satisfaction at the risk of stalemate and eventual...
...reason for this peculiar distribution, West Point officials have not shown their weekend guests much of their traditional and beloved courtesy. A visiting student certainly has a more legitimate claim to good seats than the general public. And a Harvard man ought to be just as good a $4.00 risk as the next...
What had dried up the money market? Price thought he knew: double taxation of dividends and high income taxes which made stocks no longer worth the risk or left stockholders little cash to invest. Price's solution: wipe out the double tax on dividends, limit personal income taxes to a maximum of 50%. Said Price: "We need an incentive program for the forgotten man-the stockholder ... If he is to risk his capital he must be given a wage increase...