Word: brunt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Pitching will be Stuffy's main worry. The only chance he has had to observe his hurlers in "action" was an intra-squad game Wednesday and he must base his choices chiefly on last season's performances. Ira Godin will bear the brunt of the pitching chores, starting against Virginia on Monday and handling the League opener against Navy a week from today...
This was the only change in the long workout, which began with a passing drill, Jim Konary and Jim Noonan throwing. Most of the afternoon was devoted to scrimmage, however, with the long suffering Freshmen bearing the brunt of Varsity offensive plays until total darkness forced play under the lights...
...assaults from within and without the un-American fortress failed to curb the spirits of Dies or J. Parnell Thomas. While Dies took on the brunt of the opposition, Thomas counter-attacked vigorously. His main target was the Administration. In 1939, he urged Wall Street brokers to lobby for their own interests in Washington, against the "radical" and "subversive" groups in the country. For Thomas, those two adjectives were firmly welded together. Later, he said the New Deal was in a "hand-in-glove" conspiracy with he Communist Party, and that "the fifth column in the United States has flourished...
...Jayvees rolled up eight straight before Springfield put an end to their streak this week. Landon Clay, who has shouldered the brunt of the pitching chores all season, will be ready to go against the Blue tomorrow, with Roger Davis available if he is needed...
...facts show that the tactics of movement in concentrated force recently adopted by the new Greek army leaders have proved wiser and brought the first good results in the Pieria battle. The civilian population bears the brunt of the bandits, and is right in asking the army to guard them and their villages. However, this is not the wisest way of coping with banditry because, if dispersed, the army is weak. It is only possible to defeat banditry by concentration of our forces. The army must strike and its punches must be harder than those of the bandits. Therefore...