Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Behind all the diverse acts of Congress and the Executive, said Eisenhower, lay his "clearly defined purpose," to strengthen freedom and faith in freedom both at home and abroad. In pursuit of this objective, the Administration had scored some notable successes abroad. Said Ike: "Berlin and Korea have been two of the scenes chosen by the Communist world for flagrant acts of aggression since World War II. Today precisely these same two places present dramatic evidence of the will of free men to stay free and to make freedom work...
WESTINGHOUSE will soon take a big step to strengthen its sales in the Middle East. With the help of Lebanese capital, it will build a plant to assemble refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and other electrical appliances at Beirut. By manufacturing locally, Westinghouse hopes to undersell British, German and U.S. competitors who must pay high shipping and customs costs to import finished products into Arab countries...
...doing your best to support President Eisenhower and the Republican Party, you are trying to minimize McCarthy's influence in that party, and to blame his strength on those with whom you disagree politically. It may be that the liberals, by their opposition to McCarthy, have helped to strengthen him. But let us not try to obscure the one reason for his present position: the willingness with which many Republicans have clasped him to their bosoms, and the unwillingness of all but a very few others to oppose...
...basic question is not really whether Brazil should get development loans, but when. The Vargas administration would naturally like to start some badly needed projects right away. But Washington-notably the World Bank, which is supplanting the Export-Import Bank as the primary lending agency - feels that Brazil must strengthen its currency, wipe out its trade deficit, and check credit inflation before it can take on any more debt, even for the worthiest of projects...
Citation: "Worthy scion of a noble family, earnest and reverent Jew who has constantly upheld the ethical teachings of his ancestral faith and has striven consistently to strengthen the intellectual and social foundations of our country...