Word: vastness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Roosevelt, began to fear that his upstate strength would shift the balance of power away from Tammany. That was enough for De Sapio, who already looked approvingly on Harriman because 1) as an undeviating party regular, he was more susceptible to control than Junior, and 2) with his own vast wealth and that of his friends, the party would have fewer financial headaches during the campaign...
Soaked by the rain, Nehru gave his blessing to thousands of wretched peasants. Then pausing, he began to philosophize. He still seemed mesmerized by thoughts of Chou En-lai and Mao. "If China could build a 1,000-mile canal in 80 days using her vast manpower, there is no reason why it cannot be done here ... I want to try the Chinese method." Meanwhile, Nehru told his dripping audience, Indians should remember that the "river is life." He left them with an obscure parable: "Though a river causes great devastation, it cannot be construed as an enemy...
...Kropotkin and others were not available in the libraries. "These books were not suitable for workers to read," was the final answer. "We pointed out that this was the kind of line that had been taken by reactionary governments in the past. They were quite unimpressed . . . Here, over this vast expanse of the world, from the Elbe River to the China Sea, the workers are not to be allowed to think for themselves. Books which might cause them to think will not even be printed. The curtain of ignorance is thicker and more dangerous than the Iron Curtain...
...Letterpress, which requires four printings-red, yellow, blue. black-on coated paper, permits vast quantity...
...company's profits are growing along with the industry trend. For example, Montgomery Ward's percentage of profit on its gross business always compares well with Sears, Roebuck's percentage. But the profits of Sears have grown far beyond Ward's because of Sear s vast increase in total business...