Word: successful
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...Harvard's Economist Sumner H. Slichter thought devaluation would benefit the U.S. economy. Said he: "American business concerns have been reluctant to go after business by cutting prices . . . Foreign goods at lower prices will stimulate at least a small amount of price-cutting in the U.S. . . . [And] any success of other countries in selling to the U.S. will simply increase their demand for American goods...
...course of future British policy, in the long run, will be determined not in Parliament but in the coal mines, the factories and the union meetings. Britain's parties today have so much in common, a trait which is to a great extent inherent in Parliamentary governments, that the success or failure of either one will rest ultimately on the people at large. It would be foolish to attempt to predict the outcome of the present political skirmish on the basis of devaluation, its results, and the debate. If the Conservatives return to power at the next election, and then...
Much of the responsibility for the constitution's success rests on freshmen proctors. In the four weeks allowed for pre-election get-acquainted meetings in Yard entries, they must introduce an average of 70 men to the system and to each other, then run the election. They have already agreed on method, among themselves, but the presence of many proctors appointed this year and the charter's newness will make success harder to attain...
...long run, however, the success of this year's Union Committee depends on the Class of '53. Its members must do the electing, and those elected will find serving a full-time job. Committeemen become leaders and gain useful experience for their labor, but they may be voted out of office if they miss meetings or go on probation, and they cannot campaign for other class offices...
Meanwhile, the club has been constantly striving to keep from becoming too commercial despite its amazing success. This term, bolstered by more finances than ever before, Ivy will hold an extensive competition aimed at establishing a self-perpetuating film colony in the College. Tonight at 8 p.m. in the Lamont Forum Room, the first organizational meeting of the term will be held. Open to all men interested in associating themselves with Ivy, the club is this year dividing itself into two distinct groups...