Word: breath
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Harry Diehl, a Democrat, who took a leave of absence from his job as a clerk in a Houston supermarket and filed as "Harry Republican Diehl." There is a woman named Jonnie Mae Eckman, pastor of the House of Prayer in Brenham ("I do declare, now catch your breath, that I am the Christ prophesied of to come"); and one Delbert E. Grandstaff, whose chief distinction is that he is the father of Kathy Grant, in private life Mrs. Bing Crosby...
...Just the man I wanted to see," said Nik, chuckling jovially as he gasped for breath. He grabbed my arm and pushed me between the bookcase and the armchair. "Boris and I were just practicing a little for the family picnic this weekend," he explained, deftly taking a pass from Boris and shooting it by my knee into the corner wastebasket...
...hours of buffeting, Félix, who had never flown in bad weather before, ditched the tiny plane a few hundred yards off Damas Cays, a string of small barren islets about 100 miles northeast of Santa Clara. Swimming for shore, Félix stopped to catch his breath, telling Rafael to push ahead. That was the last time Rafael saw his friend alive...
Fast Break, Screen & Jump. As played by the pros, basketball is a rushing, bruising battle that leaves its gigantic players gasping for breath long after each game. Forcing the pace is a rule that requires a team to take a shot within 24 seconds of getting the ball. This means that at least 75% of the action develops from the kaleidoscopic swirl of the instant, and that play is dominated...
...better, winning a bronze medal. One of his problems seemed to be his mental attitude. Admitting that he is "often obsessed by a fear of falling," Périllat grew too tense during "that horrible moment five minutes before the start of a race, when you think that every breath will be your last." But no longer: "Another year of training has polished my style, and I've gained greater emotional stability. I'm much less contracted before the race than last year. I used to freeze up like an Eskimo...