Word: steps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...final result was just another step in the Hanoverians' victory march, but the close score indicates that the men of Osborne Cowles are not unbeatable and that the going will be just a bit rougher from now on. The Elis were able to check Gun Broberg's goalward efforts, but Captain Dudis came through in the pinch...
Urges Intermediary Step...
Europe raced last week toward another dictator-manufactured international crisis. Italy called out 60,000 men for training, stationed 30,000 troops at Genoa and La Spezia. France virtually doubled her mobilization speed, decided to call up 80,000 recruits in April instead of October. Britain took the first step toward conscription (see p. 16). From Germany came alarming reports of troop movements: five new mechanized divisions had been created, two whole divisions, equipped for "desert operations," passed over the Brenner Pass into Italy headed presumably for Italian Africa, trucks were requisitioned and "spring" maneuvers were scheduled to start February...
Despite this heavy drain, the price of sterling remained steady-which was not surprising since England has lately taken far-reaching steps to bolster her money. First such step came three weeks ago when the British Government transferred at one fell swoop ?350,000,000 in gold from the Bank of England to the British Exchange Equalisation Fund, whose purpose is to control the price of sterling in the world's markets. This left the Bank of England in the weakest position in seven years, with gold holdings of ?223,000,000. At the old parity price...
...gust shook one of the curious triangles from its perch and scattered its particles into the dark, spreading a mist of snow across the lower panes. Then the flakes fell into step again and circled past his eyes as they had before. A big flake flew out of nowhere at the pane near his hand and violently flattened itself against the transparency. It held on desperately, its edges vanishing. Then suddenly it loosened its grip on the smooth surface and catapulted down along a stream of its own moisture. And more, smaller flakes blew out of the night and hung...