Word: clinch
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...miracles of common sense, dignity, humor, forbearance and strength of character. As played by Irene Dunne and Britain's Rex Harrison (in his first Hollywood movie), the clash of these two kinetic personalities should be more fun for an adult audience than the standard maneuverings toward the classical clinch...
Strangling the hopes of his opponent for State Senator, who sought to clinch the decision by running both party tickets, Phillip K. Allen, of Andover, of the Counsellor for Veterans office will carry the Crimson and G.O.P banners side by side next November in the Fourth Essex district...
Chirographical Gumshoe. To clinch their point, the unromantic authors enlisted Louis A. Waters, a chirographical gumshoe, whose workaday job is special consultant in forgery cases for the New York state police. Says Author Smith: Chirpgrapher Waters "is not a Shelley specialist and has nothing about Shelley to prove other than that some manuscripts are in Shelley's hand and others are not." Expert Waters' findings: libraries and collectors are cherishing more forged Shelley documents than genuine ones; many of the Shelley family's documents are forged...
...Jack Hunter who climaxed this drive by skimming over the 220 yard lows through quagmire conditions to clinch the meet for the Crimson. During the same drive, Hugh de Fries, running his last 880 for the Crimson, slogged home ahead of the field in 2.04, after putting Duncan Blanchard of Tufts out of the race with a 59 first quarter...
Originally slated to wind up today, the spring tournament will be prolonged until Thursday as a result of replay postponements. This afternoon Lowell and Adams are expected to spill blood in their grudge battle and Standish will be gunning to clinch the title by defeating Company...