Word: restrained
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rare books library, he became indignant and said he thought it was a very poor use of money. In fact, he thought that rare books were utterly useless, and as far as he was concerned, he would give us no assistance and would do everything he could to restrain us from acquiring such a building...
...astronomic rise in building wages but has also enabled unions to load the nation's largest industry with archaic and inefficient methods of operation. As a result, construction costs are climbing so swiftly that they are complicating Washington's struggles to increase the supply of housing and restrain inflation. Last week George Romney, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, challenged construction-union leaders to adopt reforms. His candor was greeted with boos, jeers and catcalls...
...general holocaust. Thus Kim II Sung dared attack the U.S., and there is evidence that he also defied Russia-which does not desire a new Korean war any more than does Washington. For all their power, the U.S. and Russia found it difficult if not impossible to restrain...
...demonstrators arrived at about 8 a.m. About 9:45 a.m. an IDA employee rushed the demonstrators (there were about 20 at that point) and tried to forcibly push his way through, Fenton said. Rudenstine tried to restrain the IDA employee. There was a scuffle, and Rudenstine was knocked down, Fenton said...
...expenditure of dollars over there. I will feel a lot more confident about the whole situation and about the attitude of the American people and their confidence in the future when that is over. But until it is over, I think we are going to have to restrain our appetites for the enlargement of programs and the establishment of new programs...