Word: upsettingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...parallel move. In effect the British loan married the paper pound to the gold franc, made them an effective team to maneuver against any sudden tricks on the part of the dollar. It brought France still another advantage, for no gold will have to cross the Channel to upset foreign exchange further. The Bank of France already holds ?30,000,000 sterling left over from her purchases before the franc was stabilized in 1928. This she will cede to the French Treasury when the loan must be paid off. Britain, too, won a big advantage in the loan. The money...
...frequently on Nazi tongues last week. Having "coordinated" the civil service, government, education and the arts, the Hitler Government next turned to German industry. For the past 14 years the most influential organization in Germany has been the Federation of German Industries, which in its time has made and upset Chancellors and governments. Last week the entire directorate resigned to be replaced by Nazi sympathizers. President of the North German Lloyd, 73-year-old Philip Heineken, resigned too. The cinema industry, from which Nazi leaders expect a great deal in the way of propaganda, shut down completely while government leaders...
Rand pointed out that it this course were changed, it would upset the department's carefully planned system of courses. "If we change Zoology 3, we would have to give Zoology 4 in the first half year, and then move up Zoology 5 to the second half. The ideal course, to my mind, is Zoology 1 and Botany 1 the first year, and Zoology 3 and 4 the next year...
...Athens, Tex. High School, led by a tall clever forward named Benny Tompkins and his left-handed high-scoring brother Freddy, ran up a lead of 15 to 6, then loafed until North Carolina caught up and passed them, 18 to 15 at half time. 'South Carolina, completely upset, failed to score for 20 minutes; then scored six points to tie in the last four minutes, won the game 34-32 in the second extra period, beat Duke 33 to 21 for the title...
...Upset in their last game, 40-28, by Indiana's erratic team, Ohio was forced to share with Northwestern the Big Ten championship after most observers had practically conceded them the title...