Word: tightenings
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...real test of how devaluation will serve Mexico is whether the government is now able to take the next difficult steps that are required, i.e., balance its budget, tighten credit, soak up idle money by higher taxes. If the government can do this, a new and sounder peso-at perhaps six or seven to the dollar-may be established. If so, Mexico may be one of the first Latin American nations to wring the water out of its economy and get down to sound living...
...first, Mel was carrying his arms too low. But the coach cautioned him against raising them too high; that would tighten up the shoulders and cut down his relaxing. Quick to catch on, Mel became a "floater" in two semesters. In his second year he sliced his time down to 9.9 seconds. The-next year it was 9.8. He didn't lose a race in high school...
High Ceiling. Real estate mortgages hit a record high of $33 billion, so the Federal Reserve Board thought it was time to tighten credit. It warned that an increase in mortgages would tend to raise house prices (already up 13% over last year) without bringing new building, which is limited by material shortages...
...authorities watch the incoming flood of misery with a feeling of helpless dismay. The refugees cannot be housed or adequately fed. They add to the misery, starvation and chaos of Nationalist China. In the North, the Reds still tighten the screws, drive more millions on to the bitter roads of China...
...compromises would remove educational institutions from threats of penalties and tighten up the conditions under which instructors would be penalized. Under the original Barnes Bill, employment of those adhering to Communist principles even in non-teaching positions constituted a violation...