Word: bearing
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...seventeen of them, the hopeful applicant must bear the same name as the donor or one of his parents or even ancestors dating back as far as 1650. The William Stanislaus Murphy Fund, for instance is, "For the collegiate education of any young man or men named Murphy, who in the judgment of the Faculty, should prove deserving of this kind of encouragement...
...whether or not Eisenhower can be drafted. In answer to this question he calls attention to a reently printed article in which Leonard V. Finder, to whom Eisenhower wrote his first letter of refusal, maintains that he will permit himself to be drafted if enough pressure is brought to bear...
Disturbance. In Mexico City, Valentin Gernilla Herida leaped to rescue a friend being mauled by a bear at the zoo, shot the bear, was arrested and fined 2,280 pesos (about...
composed of 96 round cards divided into eight suits, the Hindustani pack is called "Gunja-Kha," which means "relieving scalp." The suits bear such names as Ghulam, or slave, end Burart, or royal diploma, and the king, by keeping his hands busy playing cards, was unable to scratch his head or beard, keeping baldness at a minimum...
Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root. Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees...