Word: soarings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Devaluation had been long overdue. The franc's official value had been far out of line with its actual purchasing power in foreign markets; French imports and exports had suffered. But Minister Pleven, fearful lest domestic prices soar, had held up the remedy until the last possible moment. Once a country entered Bretton Woods, it was pledged not to devalue...
Although gross income for U.S. business will drop in 1946, repeal of the excess profits tax will keep net corporate profits at the 1945 level ($10 billion). But wages and salaries, because of lost jobs and less overtime, will drop some $25 billion. Unemployment will soar...
Last week the French made an international issue of the A. The French Office of Art and Creation charged that Russia, England and the U.S. had now permitted A to soar to a shrill 912 vibrations. Actually the U.S. standard concert pitch is 880, by French count.* France diplomatically offered to compromise with the Big Three at 880-which is still ten vibrations more than its classical composers allowed-if the Big Three will stick to its professed standard...
...month during the war, and total enrollment fell below 100, from 150 to 200, "maybe even more," are expected to enter in the fall term. By spring, the School's enrollment will climb to 400 or 500, said Dean Landis, and for some time after that the figure will soar above the 1200 to 1300 peacetime norm. No permanent expansion in the size of the Law School is expected, however, Dean Landis stated...
...start and said: "Why, those Japanese are good. And if they can do that to us, how in the world have the Chinese been able to hold out against them for four and a half years? The Chinese must be good, too." Our estimate of the Chinese began to soar...