Word: spiteful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...economic development that resulted from the foundations laid under King Ferdinand's reign have received further impetus under the energetic guidance of King Carol II. In spite of political and economic unsettlement in Europe, for many years past Rumania has enjoyed a balanced budget and a favorable trade balance. Industrial unrest has been reduced to a minimum. Indeed, the working people have little cause for complaint. Under the social legislation enacted more than 15 years ago, collective bargaining and paid vacations are guaranteed to industrial workers. Moreover, the remarkable industrial development of the country has practically eliminated unemployment...
Phelps Dodge's Louis Gates is pitting new U. S. smelting practice against the rutted methods of the British trust. Freight, insurance and greater demand have so far pushed the New York tin price approximately 29% above London. In spite of the ore handicap, Phelps Dodge can more than break even with tin at about 46?, which is more than 10? higher than the British break-even point. This should keep Phelps Dodge in the tin business even come peace. American Metal has the same economic problem. Meantime in Argentina, National Lead Co., St. Joseph Lead Co., and Patino...
...with his extended training and experience, they should carry him to clockings in the vicinity of 2:35 in the 200-yard event. Ed Hewitt is shooting for the No. 2 post in the 440 and ought to hold it for a while with the assistance cf, or in spite of, a brand...
...reliable typewriter of William Henry Chamberlin, Christian Science Monitor Paris correspondent, have given the Vagabond pause. With other students, he has tried to believe that this war is a moral crusade, to be followed by the construction of a better Europe--if the Allies win. He has tried, in spite of his logic, his common sense, and his knowledge of history. But the facts, and especially this early dispatch from Paris, have proved disillusioning...
...spite of their boom, furniture manufacturers were not cheery. They believed that retailers were stocking up faster than the public was buying. They feared that raw material prices would rise, boosting prices and nipping the industry's little boomlet. They gloomed that if World War II brings increased construction costs, new home building will suffer. All the same, 1939 household furniture sales should exceed $400,000,000 for the first time since...