Word: beating
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...commands were obeyed, that its supplies arrived promptly. Volunteers hustled to join the Fifth. From the beginning of the war, the able organizers of the Fifth preached the necessity of a centralized Leftist Army under a "unified command." Despite its size the Fifth Regiment had not sufficient prestige to beat down the opposition of the Leftist Government's assorted politicians until Nov. 7, 1936, when Francisco Franco's armies were stopped at the very gates of Madrid...
...amazement at the diffident manner in which the drama was handled in the Soviet press. Cabled he: "Today each Moscow newspaper gives their plight 66 lines of print in a brief double column with a bald single headline. 'On Drifting Station of Comrade Ivan Papanin.' Can you beat...
...group which beat Milton 25-5 will elect a captain before the meet. Chief threats on the Yardling lists are Tom Lacey in the 175-pound class and Elliott Richardson in the 155-pound division...
...successful season last year, the Varsity crew was only defeated at the sprint distances once, when a Navy boat crossed the line with a lead of a third of a length, and beat Yale in a record breaking upstream race at New London...
Days were forgotten. Then someone struck a stray cow and broke the rocket. Eng assembled his neighbors, and each contributed to the price for repair. Another one stole part of the car for himself and did not tell Eng. Finding it gone, Eng became angry and beat his head. He began to punish those who misused the car by using it more himself. Then he used it when he was not punishing. People wondered, but said nothing, for Eng could do no wrong. But soon Eng had the rocket most of the time, and he frowned when any neighbor asked...