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Word: break (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...margin remained fairly constant at 10 points for 15 minutes of the second half, when the varsity staged a desperate full court press to break up a stall. Bob Repetto hit for seven points in less than two minutes to close the gap to 62-58, but Tufts was able to withstand the pressure and retain its advantage...

Author: By John A. Rava, | Title: Aggressive Jumbo Varsity Five Breaks Crimson Winning Streak | 12/20/1957 | See Source »

...offense Tufts, like the varsity, utilizes a high post with guards cutting off. If they can control the boards, the visitors will fast-break down court; if not, the Jumbos will try to set up drives off Stanley or screen for Muench and Shaw...

Author: By Mark L. Krupnick, | Title: Crimson Five to Face Jumbos, Search for Seventh Straight Win | 12/19/1957 | See Source »

Forbes scored his second, on an assist from Downes at 14:42, and Snow completed the Yardling scoring at 15:00. Behind 7 to 0 B.C. finally managed to break into the scoring column, tallying its two goals at 16:30 and 18:12 of the final period, after the Yardlings had completed their scoring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Sextet Downs B.C., 7-2, As Johnson Tallies Three Goals | 12/17/1957 | See Source »

...were banned. In Djakarta, Indonesian papers reported that Indonesian passengers and crewmen had forcibly prevented Dutch captains from diverting Dutch-owned ships into "neutral ports." The Indonesian government ordered its 5,000 nationals in The Netherlands to leave at once. In Paris, Foreign Minister Subandrio declared that a complete break in Indonesian-Dutch diplomatic relations was "only a matter of time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: The Startled World | 12/16/1957 | See Source »

...LOVE POSSESSED, by James Gould Cozzens. The best U.S. novel of the year, wrought of many kinds of love and their power to strengthen or warp character, make or break the lives of man or woman. Through its lawyer hero, the book also deals with something most U.S. novelists have forgot about-man's responsibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: The YEAR'S BEST | 12/16/1957 | See Source »

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