Word: closer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Weakened by hunger, Biafran ground crews sag noticeably unloading second or third flights. When the Ilyushin drops one of its bombs, the Biafrans vanish, leaving the plane crews and church officials to offload the cargo themselves. Twenty-four missions in one night is the squadron record. The average is closer to half that many...
Cooper would scrupulously deny that he sees an intellectual message in the play, however. He has given it a generous amount of spectacle, as well as some modern touches. And for the past week, the frenzy has been slowly mounting--as opening night grows closer, as more and more scenes have to be reworked (on Sunday, Cooper and two of his actors rewrote the entire first scene), as the costumes, lighting, music, and set all have to be pieced together with the acting...
...that have appeared in the Washington Post and other local newspapers in the past two weeks have generated an enormous indignation in the student body, in the black community of the District of Columbia, and on Capitol Hill. This indignation has prompted the Board of Trustees to take a closer interest in the day-to-day operation of the college than heretofore, and their interest in turn could conceivably encourage the president and the provost to take back some of the authority they have surrendered to the faculty...
...metropolitan communities which have replaced the small towns and frontiers have also given the American nature another aspect. We live closer together and yet farther apart. Americans live more to the square mile than ever before, and yet are more reluctant to go next door to ask for a bottle of milk. Football is favorite national sport, because it gives us the sense of missing community experience, but on the subways everyone looks at the ceiling. We delight in togetherness on occasions, but shy away from each other the rest of the time. Thus, the cities have not increased...
Today's game will be the Crimson's second consecutive contest against a powerful western team. Harvard bowed to Denver, 9-2, Thursday night, and there is little reason to expect a closer score today...