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...What I find alarming in the present state of affairs is the failure of the British economic machine to, adapt itself to the new circumstances of the postwar world . . . The salient fact is that those efforts [we have made] have not been enough . . . Our system is stiff and rigid and unadaptable. We all know what happened to the brontosaurus because he could not adapt himself to new circumstances, and the fear that I have about the British economy is that it is getting a little into the state of the brontosaurus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Osmosis in Queuetopia | 2/6/1950 | See Source »

Paul Bowles' first attempt at a novel suffers from one salient fault--the author tries too hard. Attempting to depict man's flight into moral chaos and nihilism, Mr. Bowles utilizes a plot too weird to convince and a technique too realistic to carry the reader to the symbolic level...

Author: By Robert J. Blinken, | Title: Weird Ones in the Desert | 12/15/1949 | See Source »

Bongt Sandberg, who has taken over center forward position on Guyda's foreword wall leads the Crimson in scoring, having tallied his fourth goal against Tufts on Tuesday. However, offense has not been the Crimson's most salient feature...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eli Freshmen Meet Yardling Soccer Squad | 11/18/1949 | See Source »

...Roosevelt, removed his hat from his large, pompadoured head. David Cole, Paterson, N.J. lawyer and veteran mediator, dressed in a well-draped tan suit, paused to pass a word with reporters. Then the three of them went in to the President to discuss their findings and point out their salient conclusions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Facts v. Facts | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

...guns of the T.U.C., led by burly Chairman Sir William Lawther, wheeled up to support retrenchment. Trade union leaders prepared a report and a resolution which served up some bitter medicine for the rank & file (8,000,000 strong), who have been pressing for higher pay and other benefits. Salient points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Retrenchment | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

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