Word: aiming
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...have concentrated particularly on very long-range attack by such self-propelled, pilotless aerial weapons, and it is reported that particularly satisfactory results have been obtained at an experimental station in Siberia near the Kamchatka peninsula. Over distances of 900 and 1,300 miles, they can now concentrate their aim within three to six miles of the target...
Unquestionably a high mark for the remainder of the season to aim at, Dr. Koussevitzky's performance of Hindemith's moving symphony, "Mathis der Maler," was a unique marriage of a composer's conception and an orchestra's performance. Hindemith's re-creation of Matthias' paintings from the Isenheim Alter, the Angelic Concert," the "Entombment," and the "Temptation of St. Anthony," in sound brings out all the unearthly power of the artist's work and a hint of his personal distractions and struggles. In Dr. Koussevitzky's hands, the intense score glowed and shuddered almost hypnotically until the final great...
Last year's top marksman, Lou Gerstley '45, reports that when, in the midst of firing, a steam valve from the pumping equipment located nearby blows, the result of the aim is often pretty bad. More fortunate M.I.T. can boast of a modern indoor firing range, complete with soundproofing and overhead target carriers...
...natural that in the midst of calisthenics contortions on hard mats Ulen's aquatic stars fondly recall how enjoyable it is to swim a race. The psychological aim of the landlocked workouts is to make the prospect of racing 20 laps or so an attractive alternative. After more than a month in the boxing room, the boys are always straining at the starter's whistle...
...aim to make the Union an important activities center this year," he said, "and we hope to increase the number of these activities as much as possible...