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Word: bolstered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...season, will replace Lawson at right half, and Don Gerety is also likely to see action at this position. Yovicsin yesterday labeled Gerety "the best pass receiver on the team," and he may well be used to bolster the Crimson's attack...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Bruins Six Point Favorite To Defeat Crimson Today | 11/15/1958 | See Source »

Angel Voice. Much has happened to bolster her ego in the twelve years since Toscanini boosted her to fame by making her part of the great, emotion-charged concert that marked the postwar reopening of La Scala. The Maestro conceded that she sang with "the voice of an angel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Diva Serena | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

...looking back over his ten-year administration at Smith, Wright reveals his bias in favor of scholarship, noting with the greatest satisfaction his extremely active role in attempting to bolster the College faculty. In the quest for the "ablest young people... we could find," Wright personally interviewed all prospective faculty members, always "trying to size people up--trying to determine whether they would make good teachers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wright: A Scholar as President | 11/1/1958 | See Source »

Schlaeppi was particularly impressive in finishing fourth as he ran the race with a badly bruised ankle, while Martin's fifth-place finish indicates an improvement in the health of a previously doubtful runner--which should bolster the varsity depth for the Yale meet. Sophomore Buster LaFrance's seventh place finish was the highest he has achieved in varsity competition...

Author: By Joseph T. Ferrucci, | Title: Harriers Remain Unbeaten As Benjamin Places First | 10/25/1958 | See Source »

Crimson coach John Yovicsin, attempting to bolster his offensive power, has made a major switch in the backfield. Sophomore quarterback Charlie Ravenel will start a game for the first time, a reward for the slickness and spirit he seemed to inject into the varsity attack in both the Cornell and Buffalo contests...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Football Team to Seek First Victory Against an Unbeaten Lehigh Eleven | 10/11/1958 | See Source »

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