"Understated" Quotes from Famous Books
... continued mixed, with the newly industrializing economies generally maintaining their rapid growth, and many others struggling with debt, rampant inflation, and inadequate investment. This third group contributed 18% of GWP and grew on average 2.3% in 1990; output in this group is probably understated because of lack of data and the method of calculation used. The year 1990 witnessed continued political and economic upheavals in the USSR and Eastern Europe, which are in between systems, lacking both the rough discipline of the command economy and the institutions of the market ... — The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... Paret," she replied simply, and I knew that she had understated. It was quite apparent that Krebs had captivated her. I tried ... — The Crossing • Winston Churchill
... the farmer being just like any other man, in that he cannot spend money that he does not get, this withdraws $1,800,000,000 from the manufacturers' and general market. In view of these figures—and if anything I have understated them—what conceivable good would a raise in the tariff do the manufacturers so long as our farmers must sell on a gold basis and be subject at the same time to the rapidly increasing competition of ... — If Not Silver, What? • John W. Bookwalter |