Word: upwards
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...laudable purpose of cutting down wind resistance in trains, cars, etc., became such a craze that it was even inflicted on such static objects as desk sets. Little by little the hardy, struggling band proved that their artistry could draw that prettiest curve of all to businessmen−an upward-sweeping sales curve...
McGrath's proposal, which has been prepared for Federal legislation by the office of education, calls for a $600 a year grant for undergraduates and $1000 for graduate students, scaled upward for those with dependents...
...walkouts were settled soon-and there was no sign of that-many a company was bound to feel the effects on its fourth-quarter earnings. Gloomiest talk of all came this week from Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer. He said that the strikes had already checked "the upward trend in business and employment," and that there would be "serious damage to the economy" in a month if the steel strike continued. If the strikes last till Nov. 1, he said, there will be 2,000,000 out of jobs. If they continue until Dec. 1, there will...
Busy with TV rehearsals and with plans to play the Mad Hatter in Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Wynn saw but one roadblock on his upward path. "The only trouble with television," he said thoughtfully, "is that you can be wonderful this week and just as bad the next...
...through his nationwide tour to check up on the economy, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer cheerily reported: "Sales in the retail clothing lines and shoes have fallen off in the last two weeks . . . [But] unless the steel and coal strikes are prolonged . . . there is no reason why the recent upward trends in business should not continue...