Word: bores
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Slowly but inexorably, the armies of Communist General Chen Yi bore down across the flatlands of the Yangtze delta. In the second week of the South China offensive the Reds' pace had slowed down somewhat, but they triumphantly reported eight Nationalist armies crushed and trapped between the Yangtze and the coast. Hangchow, last coastal railroad gateway to the south, was deserted and lay open to the conquerors. Red armies also bore down on Shanghai...
...only that, but he intends to earn the degree in only one year. Entrance exams bore him; these he dismisses with a high-honors shrug. Freshman hazing presents somewhat more of a problem, and Mr. Belvedere faithfully wears his '52 beanie until he emancipates his class by pole-vaulting 14 feet to win the "Soph-Fresh" track meet. In order to earn money, he indulges in a more sophisticated baby sitting, working as a "hasher" in a sorority and civilizing its unmannered members...
...freshman infield bore a close resemblance to Coleridge's Ancient Mariner they stoppeth one of three. There were nine Crimson errors...
...still remarkably thick at the sides. He is wearing his beard a little shorter than he used to, but I am never allowed to touch his eyebrows." Shaw likes to chat, and even lets the barber get a word in occasionally, but when the talk begins to bore him, he starts tapping his fingertips together. "I know the sign," says Harvey, "and I shut...
...Godin bore down after the first inning, struck out 12 Bruin batters, and registered Harvard's second straight League success. The visitors took a 1 to 0 lead in the first inning on two walks, as outfield fly, and a double steal...