Word: behind
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Behind 11 to 3 after one of its typical stumbling starts, the varsity rallied and pulled to a 32-28 lead at halftime. With Borchard, Bryant Danner, and Ed Cuffe shooting well, the Crimson held on to its margin despite a desperate comeback by the Ephmen...
...Behind this screen of mixed religious and political debate, many of the essential economic aspects of the over-population question have been obscured. The countries in which population is increasing most rapidly are often those with the world's lowest standard of living. The improvements of modern medicine have cut the death rate greatly; people live longer, far fewer infants perish, and population growth seems to follow a Malthusian pattern of geometrical progression...
...onetime hydroplane driver and half owner of Tempo-Alcoa. "I expected to see crumpled metal and a crumpled body," says Lombardo. Sprinting toward the wreck, down Pelican Point, Lombardo fell heavily on the rocky shore, cut his leg so painfully that he had to be driven back to Reno. Behind the wheel: nerveless Les Staudacher...
Fiery Pinwheel. Behind these out-streaming clouds Rougoor and Oort found a ring of hydrogen about 300 light-years wide and encircling the galaxy's center at a distance of 1,600 lightyears. It appears to be revolving at a good clip (600,000 m.p.h.). Inside it is a band of almost empty space; then comes a rotating disk of hydrogen whose density increases toward the center. Neither ring nor disk appears to be moving outward. They are like the solid part of a fireworks pinwheel, which spins rapidly and throws off spirals of sparks...
Mortimer moved on the board in 1950, jumped to executive vice president in 1952. The top job was now in view, but Mortimer got hot competition from two company rivals. Chairman Francis was behind Mortimer, recognized that the company needed a strong merchandising man to lead General Foods into the future. When Mortimer became president and chief executive officer, his two rivals left the company...