Word: tightens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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However, the officials feel that there is no practical way to tighten mortgage credit without nipping credit all along the line, which would be damaging to the business upturn. The Government hopes that eventually housing, credit will tighten of its own accord...
...case, the Administration has learned that the secret of a successful fiscal policy is flexibility. There is no doubt that the policy will remain flexible. And the Administration will not hesitate to tighten up credit-or ease it further-in the interests of keeping a stable economy...
...into the Western alliance. It was a great example of a successful international conference, conducted according to the formula of Ike's speech to the land-grant educators. In a message to the Senate, the President pointed out that the agreements (which restrict Germany to twelve divisions) will tighten NATO control over all West European nations and foster the dream of European cooperation. Said he: "The agreements endanger no nation. On the contrary, they represent one of history's first great practical experiments in the international control of armaments...
Subversives. Two Administration bills designed to tighten U.S. security were pigeonholed. The President wanted laws giving the Government authority to 1) bar suspected spies from defense plants, and 2) dissolve Communist-led unions and other organizations. The House Judiciary Committee killed the bills, called for more study...
...program will also tighten the bonds between freshmen and the Dean's Office. "I feel that most official contact with first-year men is naturally made in the Yard," von Stade said. "The new plan would only serve to formalize this by assigning more freshmen to resident tutors...