Word: climbed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Those houses she's going to could have been put up down below on as level a piece of land as ever you saw, but it might have risked a Unionist majority, to put working-class Catholics in that district." He snorted. "So the poor woman has to climb the hill to save a Unionist vote...
...last week, Martin sat cross-legged on his bed and waited for the regular visit of his doctor. Panting a bit after the climb, Dr. Dennison Young, 36, greeted him with a cheery "How are you feeling?", nodded when the boy replied, "I'm pretty good, but my neck's still stiff." Once a month, to test Martin's heart, Dr. Young lugs a 30-lb. portable electrocardiograph up the stairs (the doctor grumbles good-naturedly that "they all seem to live at the very top or the very bottom...
Henry Foster's climb to the top position in November was little short of spectacular. Moving up from last year's freshman team, Henry proceeded to beat out every veteran on the varsity and took over the number one spot vacated by Adam...
...also slotted so that the angle of attack (and the lift) may be increased without risking a stall. They have a movable feather called an "alula," which usually rests against the leading edge. When the bird needs extra lift from its wings (i.e., for a quick, high-angle climb), it increases its wings' angle of attack. Then it opens a slot by moving the alula. A thin stream of air rushes over the wing, preventing a stall...
...after its motors started, the massive little aircraft reached 23,000 ft. While climbing, it rose at an average of 13,800 ft. a minute. The best jet-propelled fighters climb at about 10,000 ft. a minute...