Word: bulking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...legislature. Mboya's own victory was a triumphant refutation of the charge that the Africans would split along tribal lines. Mboya is a member of the Luo tribe, and his opponents cannily ran a prominent Kikuyu doctor against him in his Nairobi district, where Kikuyus made up the bulk of the voters. It was no contest. Mboya won, 31,407 to 2,668. Young (30), victorious Tom was hoisted to the shoulders of the mob, as 6,000 shrieked "Uhuru!" (freedom...
Inman, also a top tennis player, is a left-hander with a looping jump shot and a good drive. The center 6 ft., 8 in. Mike Crichton, whose rebounding value is limited by his inconsiderable bulk...
...also are conscious self- a sewerful of unconscious Poe's "Eulalie"'. "I dwelt a world of moan, And my was a stagnant tide, Till the gentle Eulalie became my bride." Of these I on Macaulay most: to Spain and saw only disguised and increased , dominions of vast bulk strength, tempting, un, and defenseless, an empty ry, a sullen and torpid nation, on the throne, factions on the council, ministers who served only themselves, and soldiers who were terrible only to their countrymen, Men looked to France, and saw a large and compact territory, a rich soil, a central situation...
...Faculty does not have to look that far to find what it is worried about, however. RPI has more than its share of fishy Canadian-player situations. Of the 16 players on this year's RPI roster, nine are Canadians, including the co-captains as well as the bulk of the attack. Of the nine, four are 23 years old, one of whom is a junior (Trevor Kaye). Three of the nine...
...wire, a Times story is not constructed to be chopped off after any paragraph. It is not just simple writing; it is good writing (and, although Lindstrom does not recognize it, there is a difference between simplicity and quality). But the chief virtue of the Times is the very bulk and solidity that frighten away some prospective readers...