Word: spared
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...housing and the longer he plans to stay in the country, the better the chances he has for a suitable place to stay. But the condition of French economy is deceptively sound and while there is food enough to handle all expected tourists, there is certainly none to spare. The tourist compensates for his food consumption by his usually large outlay, but the student, travelling on restricted means is in no position to recompense the country in such a fashion, and though the black market is now pretty well minimized, a sudden influx of soap-laden pseudo-students might well...
General Motors was one of the first to read the signs. It closed its Santiago agency (except for the spare parts department) and canceled plans to build an assembly plant there. Ford officials in the U.S. also admitted that they were unable to get back funds and profits blocked in Chile...
...Denver, a prospective buyer was offered prompt delivery of either a Kaiser or Frazer in a choice of four colors, along with a spare tire, a box of tools, a tankful of gas, and a radiator full of anti-freeze thrown in. In Seattle, a buyer could walk into a showroom and take his pick of 16 cars. In Dallas, salesmen were offering delivery in five hours; the delay was only for servicing, registration, etc. And in Los Angeles, where plans for a K-F assembly line have been shelved, one dealer anxiously asked an impatient customer: "Well, would half...
...spare time Dee Givens made a few Dri-ettes by hand and sold them to two department stores. Harassed mothers grabbed them up so fast that Dee saw a future in the business of making babies socially more presentable. She quit nursing in 1936, borrowed $100 from the La Grange State Trust & Savings Bank and set herself up in business with two helpers in a tiny Western Springs store. Shortly after, the bank executive who had lent her the money became the father of twins. The Dri-ettes made such a hit with him that he backed her with other...
...education . . . conducted for profit," Mr. Scully is inaccurate on both counts. The dormitories are not run for profit. Nothing is made from the board charges, and any surplus from the rent goes to make up deficits of academic departments. It may interest Mr. Scully that no one is throwing spare gold into the Charles. Further he says that Boston University, with a registration of 21,000, has no dormitories. He forgets that while B.U. is composed almost wholly of Boston residents. Harvard has a majority of out-of-towners. Perhaps Mr. Scully thinks they should live on the Cambridge Common...