Word: greener
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Fact. The problem [of Britain's dollar export drive] is so crucial . . . that the Treasury is leaving no stone unturned, not even that of encouraging private enterprise. Even if this be regarded as a change in planning technique, rather than a true retreat from planning, it means a greener light and a rosier prospect for the British businessman than he has had since before...
...cramped, and sudden squalls often swamped the shells. Worst of all, the observation train, which used to run along the Hudson's bank and provide a source of considerable revenue, had not run since before the war. Last week the Intercollegiate Rowing Association finally decided to look for greener fields and smoother rivers...
...singers. As La Scala's great Conductor Victor de Sabata put it: "In the old days we picked our singers; now we take what the impresarios have to offer." And with such Italian singers as Ezio Pinza, Salvatore Baccaloni, Italo Tajo, Licia Albanese and the Tagliavinis lured to greener U.S. pastures, Italian impresarios did not have much to offer...
According to members of the Social Relations Department, this proves that "the grass on the other side of the fence is not only greener but also taller...
Landing Net. Whatever else Young's purchase of I.D.S. might mean, it did illustrate how his Alleghany Corp. has been expanding into other fields and greener pastures. Since early 1948, Alleghany had sold more than $17 million of its railroad holdings, because Young was bearish on their earnings' future. Among the sales: Alleghany's entire common-stock interest in Seaboard Air Line Railroad and most of its holdings in Central of Georgia and Florida East Coast Railway Co. (all roads where Young could not get control). Alleghany also plans to sell its holdings of 225,000 shares...