Word: stalls
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...careful to keep up his relations with Korea's stubborn Syngman Rhee in the face of bitter anti-Rhee sentiment among U.S. allies. Aware that the armistice terms do not allow for a resumption of hostilities if the political conference is not held, Dulles expected the Reds to stall (as they have) on preparations for this meeting. The Communists know that they can scarcely improve on their present position at a political conference. Rhee represents the only solid pressure that can be exerted on the Chinese Reds in Korea. By visiting Rhee, by refusing to join the attack...
This week, trying to regain ground and to stall off further trouble, the Laniel government reached an agreement with Paris butchers for a 10% price reduction on steaks and cheaper cuts of meat. By means of similar deals with cartel trade associations, the government hopes to get 5% to 10% price reductions on other food, household goods, linen and clothes...
...flows through a tube with a narrow throat and flaring ends, the lower the pressure drops within the tube. On the plane, the lowered pressure causes a suction, even at low speeds, within the channel's, maintaining the flow of air and preserving lift under conditions that would stall an ordinary plane...
...heart attack is a coronary thrombosis: a blood clot in an artery supplying the heart muscle checks the blood flow and starves the muscle. To overcome this handicap, the heart must labor excessively; like a car on a steep grade in high gear, it pings alarmingly and may stall. A noted Canadian psychiatrist suggested last week that the basic cause of the trouble may be found, not where doctors have been looking, in the patient's physical exertions or his arteries, but in his emotional problems...
...could buy raw materials from the United States rather than from Russia. If we raise tariffs the discrepancy will grow, and Americans will have to pay twice: in higher taxes and higher prices. Moreover, if we prevent other nations from selling their oil and metals to us, we will stall development of their natural resources--something that would cripple us in time...