Word: gradually
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Essentially, the plan was based on the U.S. intention to work toward free elections in Germany and to stay in Berlin. But it offered some new variations on those themes: 1) postponement of elections pending efforts of an East-West German commission to get together, 2) some sort of gradual inspected disarmament in Germany if the commission makes progress toward unification, and 3) the possibility of adding
...novel Dostoevsky refers to Raskolnikov's "gradual regeneration," all, of course, through great suffering. The movie ends with a church hymn being sung in the background as Rene is led away in the police van. Lili is looking on, with tears in her eyes and an angelic smile on her face. This latter is more visually absurd than the former, but both are intellectually unsatisfactory in the way they warp the entire story to fit it to an artificial ending...
...twinge of concern at the thought that Mr. Romney's company might try to combat Big Three competition by following along with the planned-obsolescence idea. Since the compact-car buyer is a discerning soul, he is not happy with yearly model changes. What he desires is gradual improvement where improvements count: in engine efficiency, better braking, lighter weight, lowered drag, better suspensions, readability...
...which the stakes are no less than the future of the American farmer, afflicted as he is by a self-defeating Government program that this fiscal year is costing the U.S. taxpayer a scandalous $5.4 billion. Stabbing out articles with two fingers on his typewriter, Streeter calls for a gradual reduction of the Government's subsidy program, an increase in vigorous, quality-conscious farmer-cooperatives to the point where they can influence prices. Says Carroll Streeter, invoking the same rugged independence that has made the Farm Journal prosper: "What we want for the farmer is less support in return...
Despite the new freedom, the Japanese girl has a terrible time meeting a man socially; and when she does, etiquette forbids her probing his family background and prospects. Even among the most emancipated there is a gradual drift back to the miai, or formal meeting preparatory to an arranged marriage. But there is a big difference: instead of parents' having the final say, the young men and women have obtained a reasonable veto power, and, after a miai, will often see each other for several months before making a decision. Says an observer: "A lot of things are changing...