Word: twofold
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...satire is itself twofold, kidding Texas by way of a national picture magazine that decides to boom a small-time Texas politician (Kenny Delmar) for the presidency. The politician is meanwhile running for re-election as state senator against a young veteran (Danny Scholl). The plot is thickened by stirring in the old candidate's daughter (Mary Hatcher) to be the young candidate's sweetheart...
...purpose of dismantling was twofold: 1) to compensate, in some measure, the conquerors and victims of Nazi Germany; 2) to keep future German industrial production "down to a "safe" level. In 1946, with France invited into the quadripartite administration of Germany, the Big Four agreed on a maximum level for Germany's industry keyed to an annual steel production of 5.8 million tons. About 400 war plants were to be dismantled (in a few cases, destroyed) as a matter of military security; about 1,500 other plants not directly engaged in war production, called "surplus," were earmarked for possible...
...solution is twofold: strengthening of the labor press and labor union encouragement of "individuals, groups of individuals, and organizations" desiring to establish independent newspapers. "If there are such," Winn concludes, "they have a great opportunity. The field is wide open...
...cause of the trouble was twofold: television sales had fallen off; the tube bottleneck had been broken, and manufacturers could now turn out more sets as well as pass on some of the savings of mass production. Some 70 new stations are scheduled to go on the air this year, and eastern and midwestern networks are to be linked this month, so the industry's prospects are by no means gloomy. But could the 2,000,000 sets which manufacturers hope to turn out in 1949 be sold at current high prices? Admiral's Siragusa said...
...today, when Wallace denounces every criticism as Red-baiting, the Wallace movement is a twofold tragedy. It is the tragedy of Henry Wallace, a weak leader driven by ambition, bitterness and self-delusion into a misconception of the promised land. It is also the tragedy of the sincere people whom he is leading into a wilderness...