Word: standardized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...voted to demand a 5% wage rise, Premier David Ben-Gurion delivered a slashing attack on them for blindness to the need for sacrifices. "The question is," he said, "shall we equip army, navy and air force to enable them to repel the enemy or shall we raise our standard of living?" The answer came from the trade union's own newspaper Davar: "The nation must gird itself for a regime of austerity, self-denial and sacrifice...
...Church of Rome, reasoned A.I.M., doubtless could teach businessmen a thing or two-and vice versa. "Standard Oil of N.J. and the Catholic Church are both producers," says retired Banker Martindell. "Standard Oil produces oil and the church produces a way of life and a way of thought, but they both have production problems. Take a missionary-it's my belief that a man who practices good management will probably save more souls than a man who doesn't.'' So, in December 1948, with the astonished acquiescence of the Vatican, Episcopalian Martindell had an audience with...
...compared to Standard Oil of NJ.'s 90%, TIME...
...Venezuela. The presumed reason: Venezuela has become fearful of its dependence on the U.S. market, always open to pressure from the well-oiled tariff bloc in Congress, and wants to get a cut of the European market as a hedge. Preference or no preference, huge Creole Petroleum Corp., a Standard Oil Co. (N.J.) affiliate, announced a $200 million expansion program, and prepared to bid for new concessions...
...several visits to Russian universities, Malia observed "strict regimentation of the students." The standard of technical competence that they have to achieve is very high," Malia said, "but they are not encouraged to think things out by themselves. They seemed bored by the Marxist doctrine that they have to adhere to so rigorously...