Word: virtually
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...peace. From such hopes sprang organizations like Federal Union and Student Federalists--neither of them large, but both extremely vocal. A split soon developed within the movement, however, between those favoring a Union Now of the democracies and those advocating a universal world federation. This split eventually forced the virtual disbanding of Federal Union...
...sign of financial instability in the U.S., the overdraft in London is a sign of strength. The larger the overdraft the greater the confidence the bank has reposed in its client. To go to the moneylender is a virtual admission that one is not trusted and has poor credit. In this fashion, Britons-notoriously acute bankers-have happily muddled along for centuries. No responsible Briton is exposed to the shock experienced by the American who overdraws: to . have his check marked "Insufficient Funds" and ignominiously bounced, his account stiffly fined...
...California-born Dr. Lee is of Korean ancestry. Explained one real-estate man to him: "I'm sorry, Doctor, but I have to eat, and I'd lose my job for selling to a nonwhite ... Go to the $35,000 class." However, Physician Lee soon had virtual guarantees that he could buy a house at a price he could afford. Beaming about the Samaritans who want to assist him, he said: "My belief in the American people is substantiated...
...closest pennant race in the American League since 1948, when the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics eased into August in a virtual tie.* Now it was the Indians, Yankees, White Sox and Red Sox scrambling for the flag. Their four managers were on the spot. Each one was expected to win; each one was looking wildly for help. There was a chance for each of them, and a single new pitcher or long-ball hitter or sure-handed infielder could make a big difference...
...logical, however, that with the success their organization has had in the past in censoring our books, motion pictures and television programs, their next step would be to censor our fashions ... If left unchecked, Father Kunkel could very well turn this whole big beautiful country of ours into a virtual nunnery. Deliver...