Word: behind
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...greatest thriller of the season is a brief scene in the front-line trench when companies of American and British soldiers climb over the top and fall in behind a wicked-looking tank that sweeps out across No Man's Land. It looks, sounds and smells like the real thing, and, as they say of circus features, is alone worth the price of admission...
...nation is coming in behind the country stronger than ever in this loan and we hope that Harvard will follow up her spirit as shown in the R. O. T. C., by subscribing more heavily than ever. There is no reason why you, by pledging some of your possible future pleasures, can not all help to carry this loan 'over the top' to the greatest success, and, incidentally, establish a principle of saving that will stand all of you in good stead at all times in the future...
...went up for combat work. It was certainly interesting, to say the least. Each of us tried to get into position where he could shoot the other. I would see him coming, for instance, and just as he got in range, perhaps 400 yards, and above and behind me in good position for him, I would try to turn sharply under him and after he passed above make a renversement and be behind him and under his tail. A machine cannot see another if it be directly below him, while the one below can easily watch the one above. Once...
...usually get started by approaching each other in opposite directions and as they pass try to get on each other's tail. They may go round and round for ten turns like a cat chasing its tail till the one who can make the sharpest turn succeeds in getting behind the other. Then the first one to get out of the way, may do a renversement or half turn of a vrille and the second will try to do the same thing to keep still on his tail. Then the first will make a zoom or another turn...
...coming from behind and scoring five runs in a seventh inning rally in Saturday's engagement, the University nine defeated the Freshmen by a score of 11 to 9, thus preventing the first-year men from winning three straight games by adding to their victories on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. As has been the case all spring, batting and fielding were the corresponding strong points and weaknesses of both teams, the total of hits amounting to 23 and of errors to 11. Only two extra-base hits were obtained, both by the University team, S. H. Johnson...