Word: stood
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...some San Marinese, the promise of new prosperity was all that counted. Among antiCommunists, the casino was a sharp political issue. They were convinced that behind the casino's gaming tables stood a menace to San Marino's independence, a mysterious Rumanian known locally as Maximo Maxim...
...C.I.O. Steelworkers had already had their say on wages and pensions before Harry Truman's steel fact-finding board. In Manhattan's federal court house last week, it was management's turn. Up before the three-man board stood Inland Steel Co.'s tall, square-jawed President Clarence B. Randall. In crisp words he made the steelmen's case against the theory of wage-fixing by government. Said...
...great man; he has a heart as big as the state of Texas." Some big brass-Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Justice-to-be Tom Clark, Attorney General-to-be Howard McGrath -praised long and industriously the long and illustrious career of Texas' Sam Rayburn. Sam himself stood up to speak modestly of his past and express hope that "our ancient institutions of freedom could meet their new challenge...
...minutes later, for the first time in ten years, Jan came face to face with Josepha and his son, who had grown so tall that he scarcely knew him. For a moment the Olechnys stood still, then they rushed weeping into each other's arms. Last week they prepared to go to Canada, which had accepted them as farmer immigrants. The Olechnys hoped it would be their last trip for a while...
Less Work. Nevertheless, there was little doubt that business was on the downgrade. The Federal Reserve Board's production index, which had stood at around 166% of the 1935-39 average in late June, was estimated to have dropped another five points, off 34 points from 1948's postwar peak. In early July, the Department of Commerce reported, unemployment had edged over the 4,000,000 mark for the first time since 1942. Though there were an estimated 59.7 million at work, more than in any year except 1948, in some areas there were long lines...