Word: truisms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Said a buyer: "The one truism of the dress business is that any design that requires slender hips will never be commercially popular...
Though Frenchmen may not intend it that way, whenever they flout world opinion, German stock tends to go up. This truism was evident in London last week. The 20th century reflex is to think of Britons and Germans as mortal enemies, and Britons and French as fond allies. But before the two World Wars, the opposite was more often the case. As late as the end of the 19th century, Britain's obvious partner in trade, diplomacy and royal bedrooms was Germany. "The natural alliance," said Salisbury's Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain on Nov. 30, 1899, "is between...
...Yale meet is an end in itself. But added to this truism is the plain fact that if the varsity wrestlers can get by the Elis on the IAB mats at 3:30 this afternoon, they will end their season in second place in the league...
...imports from the Commonwealth.) A Free Trade Area that excluded agriculture, warned Jens Otto Krag of agricultural Denmark, would be "quite unacceptable." Eccles had been quite candid about why the farmer would still be protected: "Agriculture is never far from the minds of the politicians''-a truism equally valid for Europe...
...living is skyrocketing. The private debt for 1954, unfortunately, soared to its highest point in history. The non-farm debt reached an all-time peak, and the farm debt exceeded any since the bleak days of 1932. Naturally, the more you borrow the more you can spend. Under this truism, the Government and the public borrowed and spent more than they ever had before...