Word: tightenings
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...government has already taken action to curb some of the spending. Central-bank interest rates have been moved steadily upward to 3%, and the order has gone out to chartered banks to tighten mortgage money for business and home loans. Businessmen and builders whose plans have been stalled by the credit curbs have protested, but the government has no intention of loosening up the supply of money. To all appearances, the present flow is ample to keep the economy expanding...
...roaming the floors of both houses at will. Long's goals, as many a despondent Louisianian sees them: 1) a tax-and-spend policy to dwarf the fondest dreams of the late Brother Huey, even at the risk of bankrupting the state, and 2) a campaign to tighten Earl's grip on the governmental reins until no hand but his guides the state of Louisiana...
...good will existing between the Soviet Union and her World War II allies; 2) deliberately planned and executed provocative measures like the Berlin blockade-which proved to be dangerous and humiliating failures, to boot; 3) ruthlessly deprived the Soviet people of the fruits of victory by forcing them to tighten their belts and concentrate on aggressive adventures and military preparations, including the production of outdated arms; 4) started the war in Korea confident that a walkover victory would be accepted by the U.S.; 5) recklessly exposed the Soviet Union to the grave danger of a global war and possible atomic...
...Prince of Wales (now Duke of Windsor) toppled off horses from Aldershot to Dockenfield. Mayfair was afire with the glitter of bright lights, seductive scents hung heavy on the air, and the stillness of spring nights was shattered by the popping of champagne corks. Despite repeated government warnings to tighten all belts, London last week was in the giddy midst of the most extravagant social season since 1938. "The British upper class," wrote the doggedly proletarian New Statesman and Nation, "has got the bit between its teeth. Not since the '30s has it consumed so much bad champagne...
...short: we must tighten the system. Trap the culprits. Let the student know that the proctor is watching over his shoulder, ready to pounce. Once the student realizes that there is no chance for evil, he will become much more relaxed. Obviously...