Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...long range prediction on U.S. economics, he foresaw a slight recession early next year, followed by a distinct rise in the next seven years...
...three and a quarter percent a staggering tax burden to place on the individual. But it fails to consider that the national income will be much higher in 1970 than now: there is an annual rise of around five percent and economists expect the trend to continue. The projected slight tax hikes thus will have little or not effect...
...bird, the President expressed his emotions of the moment: "For the first Thanksgiving in the last four, we sit down to our traditional Thanksgiving feast without the fear of the casualty list hanging over us. We no longer have to worry about the killing in Korea." Then with a slight quaver he continued: "My wife and I are just exactly like many thousands of other families in America tonight. We have home our son. and what is far more important than that is that our grandchildren have home their Daddy . . . We are very thankful . . . May we never again have...
...Slight, short Moshe Sharett is meticulous to the point of being pedantic; his Cabinet nickname is "Teacher." Recently he summoned a press conference, talked without interruption for half an hour. Finally a foreign correspondent nudged an Israeli newsman: "What's he saying?" "Oh, he hasn't begun yet," replied the Israeli. "He is attacking the Hebrew press for misusing Hebrew words...
Before beginning plans for a poll, the Council could perhaps have spent more time assessing the real worth of such a project. If they are going to continue with the poll, Council members must foresee the various possible consequences. Chances that the poll will benefit the College are slight; but the danger of bungling is great enough to warrant thoughtful preparation...