Word: stricting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nearly four years a policy of strict neutrality has kept the Turkish bridge from being used by belligerents. But now Turkey, by virtue of her geographical location, can help or hinder the Allies in their offensive strategy-by keeping her neutrality, or by relinquishing...
Through the Loophole. All new pianos are under strict ceiling prices, but OPA regulations on used ones are vague as a beginner's fingers. Roughly, a used piano must not be sold for more than it would have brought in March 1942. But there is a loophole: if a dealer has no basis for comparison, he must abide by what his nearest competitor charges. Thus conservative, well-established houses with a long sales record are neatly tied. But small dealers gaily hop through the loophole, often sell used pianos for more than they brought...
...hailed as a "war cabinet," is not a war cabinet in a strict sense. It is not built around Mr. Roosevelt, as Britain's war cabinet is built around Winston Churchill. OWM is not designed to pass on great military decisions; its purpose is to free the President from the much-bungled domestic front, to let him spend his time at diplomacy and military management...
...least 207 of them open to criticism. It also found that the Navy had 6,556 enlisted men (more than three battleship crews) working in Washington alone, sternly recommended that they be replaced by WAVES, draft-proof civilians or limited-service recruits now barred by the Navy's strict physical standards...
Present plans call for 9 to 12 o'clock transmission five nights a week during the summer, as is done during pre-exam reading periods. This, of course, will be changed in event of strict "lights-out" enforcement by training school authorities. Technical work is still to be handled by physics-minded men, but, as is the case with many draft-struck organizations, talented young Cliffe-dwellers will do more of the planning, acting, and preliminary writing...