Word: better
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Used to chasing the puck, they must learn to stay with their opposite wings and destroy the opponent's plays. Weiland's philosophy, "you can cut a better player down to size if you cover him" is a perfectly valid one but hard to instill in a group of goal-hungry forwards...
...waterfowl biologist for the Michigan State Department of Conservation thought he knew: "Elderly hunters are affected seriously by low temperatures. Anderson stood up for a better crack at a flock of ducks, and his legs were undoubtedly numbed and out of control. In balmy October weather, there would have been no accident...
Menzies strengthened the powers of arbitration courts, also worked hard for better working conditions and labor-management relations. Result: Australia is now enjoying its quietest industrial relations in 24 years with only 185,000 working days lost from strikes in the first six months...
...today the kitty amounts to $670 million, and the forecast is for $1 billion in U.S. capital by the end of 1960. All told, 880 U.S. firms now do business in Australia. How well they do is evident from the statistics: a ten-year profit of $477 million, or better than 400% realized on the original 1948 investment...
Paced by a fast backfield and a strong defensive line, the junior varsity football squad turned in a 4-1-1 record this fall, a better showing than any other J.V. team in several years. Sparked by a sophomore backfield, provided by last year's outstanding freshman team, the J.V.'s provided several good prospects for the varsity...