Word: tapers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...With the country under a severe rationing system controlled by the government," he said. "We cannot stop government subsidy immediately. We must taper off, finding, as will no doubt be necessary, new fields for government subsidy, until men in the armed forces have been absorbed by peace time production...
...gold miners are still busy, but their work is due to taper off. Less than 15% of U.S. gold is mined as a by-product with lead, zinc and other base metals. All U.S. gold mines have had hard sledding on priority ratings for new equipment, and last September, when 0PM gave all U.S. mining operations an A-8 priority for repairs, placer mines (which mine about a third of U.S. gold) were specifically excluded. If U.S. gold mines must suffer for lack of equipment, it is natural that British Empire mines should suffer...
...company system, Harrison Williams' North American Co. Oilman Shea knew he was moving into a trouble spot. Firecrackers had exploded under North American for nearly two years, and one of the new man's presumptive duties was to stop the noise. But the explosions did not even taper off. Last week they threatened to grow louder...