Word: buoying
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...When he does react, it is by mugging or with a boogey slouch which gives an unfortunate impression of adolescent youth. Because Adams seems unable to throw himself completely into the part, and in spite of Miss Boyko's strenuous efforts to rush through her lines in order to buoy the play, the pace lags...
...camp. Philadelphia's Thomas Eakins painted scullers and wrestlers; George Bellows not only haunted the fight ring painting boxing classics (Dempsey and Firpo), but also painted tennis at Newport and polo at Lakewood. In Ground Swell, Edward Hopper caught every yachtsman's thrill at passing the last buoy and heading seaward in a light breeze...
...spots in the economy in the excessive rise in consumer credit and mortgage debt. The Chamber thought that the Government's efforts to restrict credit were all to the good, and concluded: "A general tightening of credit now . . . would allow elbow room to loosen credit next year to buoy up the economy if necessary...
Those aren't the contours of a Navy man, mused the water-taxi pilot suspiciously, regarding one of his fares by dawn's dim light. Nevertheless, he said nothing as his passengers debarked at Buoy 25 in San Diego Bay, where the crews of three destroyers were beginning to stir. But back on the beach he confided his suspicions to the shore patrol...
Campbell strapped on his light-blue life jacket and wedged himself into the Bluebird's cockpit. The 4,000-h.p. turbojet whined into life. Once he was lined up on his marker buoy. Campbell widened out on his foot throttle. Spray arched from her stern as the Bluebird rose on her floats and shot toward the end of the lake five miles away. Her jet roar thundered through the nearby hills. Seconds later, Campbell was ready to refuel for the run back...