Word: airtight
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...copper the President had an airtight case, for that metal has been squeezed up by pure speculation. Anaconda, he said, could make money on 8? or 9? copper...
...afternoon, takes a seat in a modern interior designed like a standard Pullman. Until nightfall he watches the flat Syrian terrain from, one of 17 windows. After a box supper, a native steward makes up the 14 upper and lower berths. To guard against sandstorms, the whole machine is airtight. To guard against temperatures varying from zero to 140° F., there is air conditioning. Fare...
...defeating the Eliot team, the Adams nine showed that they had a formidable offense as well as an airtight defense. The Gold Coast sluggers found pitcher Andrews of the Elephants for nine runs in the first two innings. ADAMS (14) ELIOT (0) Leen, c c, Oates Mason, p p, Andrews Curtiss, 1b 1b, Waters Van Evera, 2b 2b, Newman Clark, 3b 3b, Brooks Hauck, ss ss, Amory Ruch, lf lf, Demeter Morgan, cf cf, Dowse Fitzpatrick, rf rf, Kaplan Rotter, sc KIRKLAND (22) LOWELL (2) Howe, c c, Snyder Kessler, p p, Cornell Walsh, 1b 1b, Cleveland Moser...
Shortly after this score, Yale made her only serious threat on the Crimson goal. A blocked kick resulted in their possession of the ball on the 3-yard line. There the Jayvee defense became airtight, and the ball was captured on downs. Yale's subsequent attempts to pierce the secondary with passes usually ended in interceptions, and Coach Art Lane was given an opportunity to inject letter-earning substitutions...
...whether a person feels he likes sports, or whether he feels he has the time for them or not, he still has to exercise because the college says so. Some form of exercise three times a week is what the doctor orders for every Freshman, unless he has an airtight excuse. And to satisfy that requirement, the Harvard Athletic Association, which you'll probably never hear referred to in any other way except as the H.A.A., offers just 20 different varieties...