Word: conforming
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Anxious to conform to the regulations, Bowser then requested membership. Jarvis took the group into his office, had them all leave their names, and said that "application forms" would be sent to them through the mails. Cater and Jordan left for their half-empty drinks, and Bowser and Pierce for the sidewalk...
...Noble took the archiepiscopal instruction to heart. He introduced cathedral evensong to St. Thomas' afternoon service, changed the style of the Psalter to conform to the Anglican tradition. Meanwhile, he was writing church music of his own-anthems, and the tunes to many such familiar hymns as Come, Labour On and Fierce Was the Wild Billow...
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. laid off 750 employees a fortnight ago after what it termed a "straight-from-the-shoulder" explanation: "Since engine deliveries are not keeping pace with schedules, we are in the process of reducing personnel to conform to the delivery of engines." Last week, in what appeared to be an attempt to remedy the shortage, K-F leased part of the Detroit plant of Continental Motors Corp., which had been supplying its engines. Henceforth, said K-F, it would make most of its own engines, pay Continental...
...already laid some fears and raised some hopes. He made it clear that there would be no invasion of the department by the military. He approved immediate study of a "planning board" under the Secretary to 1) develop overall U.S. policy, 2) see that all divisions of the department conform to that policy. He indicated clearly that his object was not sweeping reorganization of the statute-ridden State structure, but changes to make the present setup work. Said one awed underling: "This Marshall, he wants things done...
Baruch finally yielded and agreed to a Canadian compromise which provided for acceptance in principle and called upon a working committee to make the wording conform to the arms reduction resolution recently passed by the General Assembly...