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North America and 20 in Russia to - day ) , importing two- thirds of their food , our people had the highest standard of living ever attained by any people up to that time . One penny could buy two eggs , 2 lb. of potatoes , lb. of ...
North America and 20 in Russia to - day ) , importing two- thirds of their food , our people had the highest standard of living ever attained by any people up to that time . One penny could buy two eggs , 2 lb. of potatoes , lb. of ...
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freedom of choice and to impose a pattern of living . Wide powers over the lives and property of individuals are con- ferred on executive officers of the State and the legislation conferring those powers frequently includes provisions ...
freedom of choice and to impose a pattern of living . Wide powers over the lives and property of individuals are con- ferred on executive officers of the State and the legislation conferring those powers frequently includes provisions ...
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For the general public what seemed of more importance was that in four months the index of the cost of living had gone down 5 points , whereas in the same period last year it went up 6. Giving the detailed figures of a family budget ...
For the general public what seemed of more importance was that in four months the index of the cost of living had gone down 5 points , whereas in the same period last year it went up 6. Giving the detailed figures of a family budget ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 290 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1952 |
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