Word: steams
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Liverpool, England
...fact that borrowings from the Federal Reserve system had soared from $553 million to $1 billion in one week forced the Fed's hand. This seemed solid evidence to the Federal Reserve Board that the real danger is still inflation-and the boom still has plenty of steam...
Except in combat, oil-burning warships generally steam slowly, to conserve fuel. Nuclear ships can cruise around the earth at top speed, and reach their home ports with their nuclear bunkers still undrained. This is an enormous tactical advantage. A nuclear task force can stay at sea for months, always maintaining a speed that makes it a difficult target...
From the U.S. he rounded up contributions of steel, from Australia steam pipes, from Canada floor tiles, from Southern Rhodesia copper for the spire, from New Zealand, Australia and Canada timber for the structure. In addition he raised $222,300 in donations which were added to $339,150 from Britain's War Damage Commission...
...techniques from the armed forces became available to industry. Now, at fees ranging from $25 for a short-range forecast up to $20,000 for a comprehensive yearly service, dozens of weathermen are telling airlines when to fly, builders when to pour concrete, shipping companies when and where to steam to avoid ocean storms, oil-drilling crews when to evacuate their offshore rigs...