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The public atmosphere that has been generated which makes acceptance of this law a possibility stems from the disrepute into which the labor movement has fallen as a result of Mr. McClellan 's hearings into corruption in labor-management relations and, later, into the jurisdictional squabbles that plagued industrial re...	fallen	{ "name": "fall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the season when the leaves fall from the trees", "a sudden drop from an upright position", "the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve", "a downward slope or bend", "a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity",...	[ "pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind" ]	[ "fall%2:30:08::" ]
The public atmosphere that has been generated which makes acceptance of this law a possibility stems from the disrepute into which the labor movement has fallen as a result of Mr. McClellan 's hearings into corruption in labor-management relations and, later, into the jurisdictional squabbles that plagued industrial re...	plagued	{ "name": "plague", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal", "any epidemic disease with a high death rate", "a swarm of insects that attack pla...	[ "cause to suffer a blight" ]	[ "plague%2:43:00::" ]
The Senator was shocked by stoppages over allegedly trivial disputes that delayed our missile program.	shocked	{ "name": "shock", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally", "the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat", "a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body", "(pathology)...	[ "strike with disgust or revulsion" ]	[ "shock%2:37:02::" ]
The Senator was shocked by stoppages over allegedly trivial disputes that delayed our missile program.	delayed	{ "name": "delay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "time during which some action is awaited", "the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time", "cause to be slowed down or delayed", "act later than planned, scheduled, or required", "stop or halt", "slow ...	[ "cause to be slowed down or delayed" ]	[ "delay%2:30:00::" ]
In addition, disclosures that missile workers were earning sums far in excess of what is paid for equivalent work elsewhere provoked his indignation on behalf of the American taxpayer who was footing the bill.	earning	{ "name": "earn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages", "acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions" ] }	[ "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages" ]	[ "earn%2:40:01::" ]
In addition, disclosures that missile workers were earning sums far in excess of what is paid for equivalent work elsewhere provoked his indignation on behalf of the American taxpayer who was footing the bill.	paid	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]	[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
In addition, disclosures that missile workers were earning sums far in excess of what is paid for equivalent work elsewhere provoked his indignation on behalf of the American taxpayer who was footing the bill.	provoked	{ "name": "provoke", "sense_definitions_list": [ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)", "evoke or provoke to appear or occur", "provide the needed stimulus for", "annoy continually or chronically" ] }	[ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)" ]	[ "provoke%2:37:00::" ]
In addition, disclosures that missile workers were earning sums far in excess of what is paid for equivalent work elsewhere provoked his indignation on behalf of the American taxpayer who was footing the bill.	footing	{ "name": "foot", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint", "a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard", "the lower part of anything", "the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings", "lowest support of a structur...	[ "pay for something" ]	[ "foot%2:40:00::" ]
It is now disclosed that the taxpayer not only pays for high wages, but he pays the employers ' strike expenses when the latter undertakes to fight a strike.	disclosed	{ "name": "disclose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret", "disclose to view as by removing a cover" ] }	[ "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret" ]	[ "disclose%2:32:00::" ]
It is now disclosed that the taxpayer not only pays for high wages, but he pays the employers ' strike expenses when the latter undertakes to fight a strike.	pays	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]	[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
It is now disclosed that the taxpayer not only pays for high wages, but he pays the employers ' strike expenses when the latter undertakes to fight a strike.	pays	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]	[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
It is now disclosed that the taxpayer not only pays for high wages, but he pays the employers ' strike expenses when the latter undertakes to fight a strike.	undertakes	{ "name": "undertake", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter upon an activity or enterprise", "accept as a challenge", "promise to do or accomplish", "enter into a contractual arrangement", "accept as a charge" ] }	[ "enter upon an activity or enterprise" ]	[ "undertake%2:36:00::" ]
It is now disclosed that the taxpayer not only pays for high wages, but he pays the employers ' strike expenses when the latter undertakes to fight a strike.	fight	{ "name": "fight", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war", "the act of fighting; any contest or struggle", "an aggressive willingness to compete", "an intense verbal dispute", "a boxing or wrestling match", "be engaged in a fight; c...	[ "fight against or resist strongly" ]	[ "fight%2:33:01::" ]
Business Week ( Aug. 9, 1961 ) reports that the United Aircraft Company, against which the International Association of Machinists had undertaken a strike, decided to keep its plants operating.	reports	{ "name": "report", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "the act of informing by verbal report", "a short account of the news", "a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)", "a written evaluation of a student's...	[ "announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding" ]	[ "report%2:32:04::" ]
Business Week ( Aug. 9, 1961 ) reports that the United Aircraft Company, against which the International Association of Machinists had undertaken a strike, decided to keep its plants operating.	undertaken	{ "name": "undertake", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter upon an activity or enterprise", "accept as a challenge", "promise to do or accomplish", "enter into a contractual arrangement", "accept as a charge" ] }	[ "enter upon an activity or enterprise" ]	[ "undertake%2:36:00::" ]
Business Week ( Aug. 9, 1961 ) reports that the United Aircraft Company, against which the International Association of Machinists had undertaken a strike, decided to keep its plants operating.	decided	{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }	[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]	[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
Business Week ( Aug. 9, 1961 ) reports that the United Aircraft Company, against which the International Association of Machinists had undertaken a strike, decided to keep its plants operating.	keep	{ "name": "keep", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the financial means whereby one lives", "the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress", "a cell in a jail or prison", "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", ...	[ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.," ]	[ "keep%2:42:00::" ]
Business Week ( Aug. 9, 1961 ) reports that the United Aircraft Company, against which the International Association of Machinists had undertaken a strike, decided to keep its plants operating.	operating	{ "name": "operate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.", "perform as expected when applied", "handle and cause to function", "perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense", "happen", "keep engage...	[ "perform as expected when applied" ]	[ "operate%2:35:03::" ]
The company incurred some $ 10 million of expenses attributable to four factors : advertising to attract new employees, hiring and training them, extra overtime, and defective work performed by the new workers.	incurred	{ "name": "incur", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to", "receive a specified treatment (abstract)" ] }	[ "make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to" ]	[ "incur%2:42:00::" ]
The company incurred some $ 10 million of expenses attributable to four factors : advertising to attract new employees, hiring and training them, extra overtime, and defective work performed by the new workers.	attract	{ "name": "attract", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes", "be attractive to", "exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away" ] }	[ "direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes" ]	[ "attract%2:35:00::" ]
The company incurred some $ 10 million of expenses attributable to four factors : advertising to attract new employees, hiring and training them, extra overtime, and defective work performed by the new workers.	performed	{ "name": "perform", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or perform an action", "perform a function", "give a performance (of something)", "get (something) done" ] }	[ "perform a function" ]	[ "perform%2:41:02::" ]
The company has billed the United States Government for $ 7500000 of these expenses under the Defense Department regulation allowing costs of a type generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the conduct of the contractor 's business.	billed	{ "name": "bill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statute in draft before it becomes law", "an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered", "a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)", "the entertainment offered at a public presentation", "an ad...	[ "demand payment" ]	[ "bill%2:40:00::" ]
The company has billed the United States Government for $ 7500000 of these expenses under the Defense Department regulation allowing costs of a type generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the conduct of the contractor 's business.	allowing	{ "name": "allow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen", "consent to, give permission", "let have", "give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause", "make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to...	[ "consent to, give permission" ]	[ "allow%2:32:00::" ]
The company has billed the United States Government for $ 7500000 of these expenses under the Defense Department regulation allowing costs of a type generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the conduct of the contractor 's business.	recognized	{ "name": "recognize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority", "be fully aware or cognizant of", "detect with the senses", "perceive to be the same", "grant credentials to", "express greetings upon meeting someone", "express...	[ "accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority" ]	[ "recognize%2:31:02::" ]
Rep. Frank Kowalski of Connecticut has brought this problem to the attention of the Armed Services Committee.	brought	{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...	[ "cause to come into a particular state or condition" ]	[ "bring%2:35:04::" ]
The committee remains unresponsive.	remains	{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }	[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]	[ "remain%2:30:00::" ]
Neither has Congressman Martin nor Senator McClellan been heard from on the matter ; they are preoccupied with ending labor abuses by extending the anti-monopoly laws to the unions.	heard	{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }	[ "receive a communication from someone" ]	[ "hear%2:39:01::" ]
Neither has Congressman Martin nor Senator McClellan been heard from on the matter ; they are preoccupied with ending labor abuses by extending the anti-monopoly laws to the unions.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Neither has Congressman Martin nor Senator McClellan been heard from on the matter ; they are preoccupied with ending labor abuses by extending the anti-monopoly laws to the unions.	ending	{ "name": "end", "sense_definitions_list": [ "either extremity of something that has length", "the point in time at which something ends", "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ...	[ "bring to an end or halt" ]	[ "end%2:30:01::" ]
Neither has Congressman Martin nor Senator McClellan been heard from on the matter ; they are preoccupied with ending labor abuses by extending the anti-monopoly laws to the unions.	extending	{ "name": "extend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "extend in scope or range or area", "stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point", "span an interval of distance, space or time", "make available; provide", "thrust or extend out", ...	[ "extend in scope or range or area" ]	[ "extend%2:30:01::" ]
THE RECENT publicity attending the successful federal prosecution of a conspiracy indictment against a number of electrical manufacturers has evoked a new respect for the anti-trust laws that is justified neither by their rationale nor by the results they have obtained.	attending	{ "name": "attend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.", "take charge of or deal with", "to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result", "work for or be a servant to", "give heed (to)" ] }	[ "to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result" ]	[ "attend%2:42:01::" ]
THE RECENT publicity attending the successful federal prosecution of a conspiracy indictment against a number of electrical manufacturers has evoked a new respect for the anti-trust laws that is justified neither by their rationale nor by the results they have obtained.	evoked	{ "name": "evoke", "sense_definitions_list": [ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)", "evoke or provoke to appear or occur", "deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)", "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic", "call to mind" ] }	[ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)" ]	[ "evoke%2:37:00::" ]
THE RECENT publicity attending the successful federal prosecution of a conspiracy indictment against a number of electrical manufacturers has evoked a new respect for the anti-trust laws that is justified neither by their rationale nor by the results they have obtained.	justified	{ "name": "justify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for", "show to be right by providing justification or proof", "defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning", "let off the hook", "adjust the spaces between words" ] }	[ "show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for" ]	[ "justify%2:32:01::" ]
THE RECENT publicity attending the successful federal prosecution of a conspiracy indictment against a number of electrical manufacturers has evoked a new respect for the anti-trust laws that is justified neither by their rationale nor by the results they have obtained.	obtained	{ "name": "obtain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come into possession of", "receive a specified treatment (abstract)", "be valid, applicable, or true" ] }	[ "come into possession of" ]	[ "obtain%2:40:00::" ]
The anti-trust laws inform a business that it must compete, but along completely undefined lines ; it must play a game in which there never is a winner.	inform	{ "name": "inform", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to", "give character or essence to", "act as an informer" ] }	[ "impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to" ]	[ "inform%2:32:00::" ]
The anti-trust laws inform a business that it must compete, but along completely undefined lines ; it must play a game in which there never is a winner.	compete	{ "name": "compete", "sense_definitions_list": [ "compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others" ] }	[ "compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others" ]	[ "compete%2:33:00::" ]
The anti-trust laws inform a business that it must compete, but along completely undefined lines ; it must play a game in which there never is a winner.	play	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "participate in games or sport" ]	[ "play%2:33:00::" ]
The anti-trust laws inform a business that it must compete, but along completely undefined lines ; it must play a game in which there never is a winner.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
The fact is that any business that wants to operate successfully cannot follow the law.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The fact is that any business that wants to operate successfully cannot follow the law.	wants	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
The fact is that any business that wants to operate successfully cannot follow the law.	operate	{ "name": "operate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.", "perform as expected when applied", "handle and cause to function", "perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense", "happen", "keep engage...	[ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc." ]	[ "operate%2:41:00::" ]
The fact is that any business that wants to operate successfully cannot follow the law.	follow	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes" ]	[ "follow%2:41:00::" ]
Hypocrisy thus becomes the answer to a foolish public policy.	becomes	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
Let us look at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in which General Electric, Westinghouse and a number of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market.	look at	{ "name": "look_at", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "look at carefully; study mentally" ] }	[ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes" ]	[ "look_at%2:31:00::" ]
Let us look at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in which General Electric, Westinghouse and a number of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market.	convicted	{ "name": "convict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison", "a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense", "find or declare guilty" ] }	[ "find or declare guilty" ]	[ "convict%2:32:00::" ]
Let us look at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in which General Electric, Westinghouse and a number of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market.	engaging	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in" ]	[ "engage%2:41:06::" ]
Let us look at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in which General Electric, Westinghouse and a number of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market.	rig	{ "name": "rig", "sense_definitions_list": [ "gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise", "a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together", "formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel", "a set of clothing (with accessories)", "gear used in fishing", "a v...	[ "manipulate in a fraudulent manner" ]	[ "rig%2:40:00::" ]
Let us look at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in which General Electric, Westinghouse and a number of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market.	allocate	{ "name": "allocate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose" ] }	[ "distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose" ]	[ "allocate%2:40:00::" ]
The industry is so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will vary with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is applied.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The industry is so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will vary with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is applied.	vary	{ "name": "vary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence", "be at variance with; be out of line with", "be subject to change in accordance with a variable", "make something more diverse and varie...	[ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence" ]	[ "vary%2:30:01::" ]
The industry is so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will vary with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is applied.	allocated	{ "name": "allocate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose" ] }	[ "distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose" ]	[ "allocate%2:40:00::" ]
The industry is so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will vary with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is applied.	applied	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "apply%2:34:00::" ]
The problem becomes even more complex where an enterprise is engaged in the manufacture of a wide variety of other goods in addition to the heavy electrical equipment.	becomes	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
The problem becomes even more complex where an enterprise is engaged in the manufacture of a wide variety of other goods in addition to the heavy electrical equipment.	engaged	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in" ]	[ "engage%2:41:06::" ]
Accounting procedures can be varied to provide a rationale for almost any price.	varied	{ "name": "vary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence", "be at variance with; be out of line with", "be subject to change in accordance with a variable", "make something more diverse and varie...	[ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence" ]	[ "vary%2:30:01::" ]
Accounting procedures can be varied to provide a rationale for almost any price.	provide	{ "name": "provide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "mount or put up",...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
Naturally, enterprises of the size of General Electric are in a position to structure their prices in such a way that the relatively small competitors can be forced to the wall in a very short time.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Naturally, enterprises of the size of General Electric are in a position to structure their prices in such a way that the relatively small competitors can be forced to the wall in a very short time.	structure	{ "name": "structure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts", "the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts", "the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations", "a particular complex anatomica...	[ "give a structure to" ]	[ "structure%2:30:00::" ]
Naturally, enterprises of the size of General Electric are in a position to structure their prices in such a way that the relatively small competitors can be forced to the wall in a very short time.	forced	{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...	[ "force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically" ]	[ "force%2:35:02::" ]
Should these giants really flex their competitive muscles, they would become the only survivors in the industry.	flex	{ "name": "flex", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of flexing", "contract", "exhibit the strength of", "form a curve", "bend a joint", "cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form" ] }	[ "contract" ]	[ "flex%2:38:01::" ]
Should these giants really flex their competitive muscles, they would become the only survivors in the industry.	become	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
Uncle Sam would then accuse them of creating a monopoly by `` unfair competition ''.	accuse	{ "name": "accuse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bring an accusation against; level a charge against", "blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against" ] }	[ "bring an accusation against; level a charge against" ]	[ "accuse%2:32:00::" ]
Uncle Sam would then accuse them of creating a monopoly by `` unfair competition ''.	creating	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
But if they show self-restraint, they do n't get the orders.	get	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]	[ "get%2:40:00::" ]
Under the circumstances, the only protection for the relatively small manufacturers is to engage in exactly the kind of conspiracy with the giants for which the latter were convicted.	engage	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in" ]	[ "engage%2:41:06::" ]
Under the circumstances, the only protection for the relatively small manufacturers is to engage in exactly the kind of conspiracy with the giants for which the latter were convicted.	convicted	{ "name": "convict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison", "a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense", "find or declare guilty" ] }	[ "find or declare guilty" ]	[ "convict%2:32:00::" ]
Engaging in such a conspiracy was an act of mercy by the giants.	Engaging	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in" ]	[ "engage%2:41:06::" ]
Engaging in such a conspiracy was an act of mercy by the giants.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government, after the conviction, that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows.	shown	{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "show%2:39:02::" ]
The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government, after the conviction, that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows.	sign	{ "name": "sign", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)", "a public display of a message", "any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message", "structure displaying a board on which advertisem...	[ "approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation" ]	[ "sign%2:41:00::" ]
The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government, after the conviction, that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows.	reduce	{ "name": "reduce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cut down on; make a reduction in", "make less complex", "bring to humbler or weaker state or condition", "simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another", "lower in grade or rank or force somebody i...	[ "cut down on; make a reduction in" ]	[ "reduce%2:30:00::" ]
The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government, after the conviction, that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows.	compete	{ "name": "compete", "sense_definitions_list": [ "compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others" ] }	[ "compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others" ]	[ "compete%2:33:00::" ]
In other words, the anti-trust laws, designed to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, become a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.	designed	{ "name": "design", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)", "an arrangement scheme", "something intended as a guide for making something else", "a decorative or artistic work", "an anticipated outcome that is intended...	[ "plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect" ]	[ "design%2:31:00::" ]
In other words, the anti-trust laws, designed to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, become a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.	reduce	{ "name": "reduce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cut down on; make a reduction in", "make less complex", "bring to humbler or weaker state or condition", "simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another", "lower in grade or rank or force somebody i...	[ "cut down on; make a reduction in" ]	[ "reduce%2:30:00::" ]
In other words, the anti-trust laws, designed to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, become a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.	become	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
In other words, the anti-trust laws, designed to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, become a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.	protect	{ "name": "protect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage", "use tariffs to favor domestic industry" ] }	[ "shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage" ]	[ "protect%2:33:00::" ]
And which theory would govern the enforcers of the law on Sunday?	govern	{ "name": "govern", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations", "direct or strongly influence the behavior of", "exercise authority over; as of nations", "require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood" ] }	[ "direct or strongly influence the behavior of" ]	[ "govern%2:41:01::" ]
The question might be asked : `` Do n't the managements of the heavy-electrical-goods manufacturers know these facts?	asked	{ "name": "ask", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inquire about", "make a request or demand for something to somebody", "direct or put; seek an answer to", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "address a question to and expect an answer from", "require as useful, just, or proper", "req...	[ "inquire about" ]	[ "ask%2:32:00::" ]
The question might be asked : `` Do n't the managements of the heavy-electrical-goods manufacturers know these facts?	know	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas, throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter, expressing their complete confidence in the laws ''?	engage	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in" ]	[ "engage%2:41:06::" ]
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas, throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter, expressing their complete confidence in the laws ''?	throw	{ "name": "throw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)", "a single chance or instance", "the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam", "bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering...	[ "propel through the air" ]	[ "throw%2:35:00::" ]
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas, throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter, expressing their complete confidence in the laws ''?	promise	{ "name": "promise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future", "grounds for feeling hopeful about the future", "make a promise or commitment", "promise to undertake or give", "make a prediction about; tell in...	[ "make a promise or commitment" ]	[ "promise%2:32:00::" ]
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas, throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter, expressing their complete confidence in the laws ''?	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas, throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter, expressing their complete confidence in the laws ''?	expressing	{ "name": "express", "sense_definitions_list": [ "mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system", "public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops", "rapid transport of goods", "give expression to", "articulate; either verbally or with a cry, s...	[ "articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise" ]	[ "express%2:32:00::" ]
The past usefulness of the anti-trust laws to management was explained by Thurman Arnold, in The Folklore of Capitalism, back in 1937.	explained	{ "name": "explain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make plain and comprehensible", "define", "serve as a reason or cause or justification of" ] }	[ "make plain and comprehensible" ]	[ "explain%2:32:00::" ]
He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations, and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure.	wrote	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "have (one's written work) issued for publication" ]	[ "write%2:36:02::" ]
He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations, and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations, and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure.	felt	{ "name": "feel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an intuitive awareness; or", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "a property perceived by touch", "manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure", "undergo an emotional sensation or be...	[ "undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind" ]	[ "feel%2:37:00::" ]
He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations, and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure.	deny	{ "name": "deny", "sense_definitions_list": [ "declare untrue; contradict", "refuse to accept or believe", "refuse to grant, as of a petition or request", "refuse to let have", "deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure", "deny formally (an allegation of ...	[ "refuse to let have" ]	[ "deny%2:40:00::" ]
Anti-trust laws became the greatest protection to uncontrolled business dictatorship.	became	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
When corporate abuses were attacked, it was done on the theory that criminal penalties would be invoked rather than control.	attacked	{ "name": "attack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)", "an offensive move in a sport or game", "intense adverse criticism", "ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation", "the act of attacking", "a decisive manner of begi...	[ "take the initiative and go on the offensive" ]	[ "attack%2:33:01::" ]
When corporate abuses were attacked, it was done on the theory that criminal penalties would be invoked rather than control.	done	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
When corporate abuses were attacked, it was done on the theory that criminal penalties would be invoked rather than control.	invoked	{ "name": "invoke", "sense_definitions_list": [ "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic", "cite as an authority; resort to", "request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection" ] }	[ "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic" ]	[ "invoke%2:36:00::" ]
In this manner, every scheme for direct control broke to pieces on the great protective rock of the anti-trust laws.	broke	{ "name": "break", "sense_definitions_list": [ "some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity", "an unexpected piece of good luck", "(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other", "a personal or social separation (as betwee...	[ "become separated into pieces or fragments" ]	[ "break%2:30:00::" ]
In any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without contr...	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
In any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without contr...	prevent	{ "name": "prevent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible", "stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state" ] }	[ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible" ]	[ "prevent%2:41:01::" ]
In any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without contr...	known	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "know how to do or perform something" ]	[ "know%2:31:03::" ]
In any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without contr...	held	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.," ]	[ "hold%2:42:00::" ]
In any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without contr...	based	{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...	[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]	[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
In any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without contr...	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]

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