Word: upwards
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...religion is a chariot, it looks as if the wheels on which it mounts towards Heaven may be the periodic downfalls of civilization on Earth. It looks as if the movement of civilization may be cyclic and recurrent, while the movement of religion may be on a single continuous upward line. The continuous upward movement of religion may be served and prompted by the cyclic movement of civilizations round the cycle of birth-death-birth...
Optimists took heart from the fact that six successive days of 1,000,000-share-plus trading, which meant a lot of profit-taking by those who had bought stocks at their lows, had failed to drive prices down. Whether the market had the strength for a further shove upward was still to be shown. At week's end, with the Dow-Jones industrials up only .83 for the week's 5,710,000-share turnover, Wall Street's crystal ball was still as cloudy as ever. This week it was further clouded by a strike...
After dawdling for four weeks, commodity prices turned and headed upward last week. The change in direction was largely due to the deliberate maneuvering of Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, who, especially in an election year, is against falling prices when they strike at the farmer's hoard...
...common delusion--this marriage of spring and romance," said Boring. "Actually, love is a 12 months proposition. Just take a look at birth records. There's no general upward or downward curve in the popularity of love...
...tried a partial return to a free economy, with franc devaluation, open trading in gold and dollars, lifting of many price controls. But when, on Socialist insistence, Schuman had called in 5,000-franc notes, many Frenchmen (especially farmers) had lost confidence in their currency. Prices continued to shoot upward. In a month the cost of onions and potatoes went up 50%, mutton 20%, carrots...