Word: boatful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...presidential campaign, significant media attention was devoted to the claims of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group whose purpose was to squelch Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry’s use of his distinguished service in Vietnam as a campaign tool against President George W. Bush, who avoided the draft by enlisting in the Texas Air National Guard after graduating from Yale in 1968. In a television ad that ran during the campaign, the group justified their attack on Kerry by saying that “honesty and character still matters…especially in a time...
...second varsity finished fifth yesterday, the third varsity and first freshman boats turned in second-place finishes, and the second freshman boat finished second...
...race like this reverberates throughout the whole program,” Kauble said. “It’s not just our boat, it’s the 1999 boat and the 2001 boat and the 2003 boat and all the even boats...
...Harvard varsity took the inside lane, with Cornell, Yale, and Navy lining up to the right of the Crimson. Yale jumped out of the start with a three-seat advantage over Harvard, Big Red, and the Midshipmen, although all six boats maintained contact with one another in the race’s first 1,000 meters. The Bulldogs widened their margin to a near boat length by 800 meters down. Harvard and Cornell exchanged seats in the attempt to catch Yale, creeping up on the Bulldogs as the boats reached the midway mark...
...undefeated second lightweight varsity continued its dual season dominance in the Sprints race, blistering the field with a sprint in the final 500 that left everyone else to race for second place. Cornell surged forward briefly in the last 500 and regained contact with the Harvard boat, but the Crimson did what it has done best all season long—find the finish line first...