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Word: tends (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...action was not included in the A. S. U.'s platform were 1) fear that a statement raising a moral issue over the Finnish war would be used by those seeking to involve the United States, and 2) taking a stand where there was so much disagreement would tend to split the Union...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Union Presses Censure Of Soviet Acts Despite Defeat | 1/5/1940 | See Source »

Competitive bidding minimizes the banker's sense of responsibility and destroys his professional relationship with his client; it tends to cause overpricing of securities and high-pressure salesmanship of "shoddy goods" to unwary buyers; competing brokers, unsure who will get the order, tend to make superficial studies of securities' quality; competitive bidding, in the long run, would eliminate the small dealer, now supported by sharing on flotations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SECURITIES: Stanley's Four-Bagger | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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