Word: colossus
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...eleventh day, the debate concerning Muscle Shoals continued with acrimony. An elephantine figure rose from the back row of desks on the Democratic side. The Chair recognized him. Standing like a colossus above his fellows, he first declared that he supported the bill of his colleague, Mr. Underwood. Then, with a gesture of his great arm, he opened the floodgates of his eloquence. All the dammed up speech of ten silent days burst forth, inundated the chamber. For two hours it flowed over the spillway of his golden tongue; when it ceased, his hearers shook their heads: "Ah, yes, there...
...Time works for us; and Russia can afford, without alarm, to watch calmly the League of Nations, which she fears is a Colossus with feet of clay...
...Colossus with feet of clay...
...Staggering blindly, Ermino Spalla, Italian Colossus, sought refuge on the floor from the rude jars dealt him by Gene Tunney, American light-heavyweight champion; was declared technically unconscious in the seventh round...
...advocates of this extension of the colossus of college sports into a season not its own, base their case on the arguments that spring football is harmless to the college at large, beneficial to those engaged, and a necessary measure to keep up with rival colleges. They naively point out that the members of the spring football squad obtain splendid exercise in the fresh air, and that they learn some of the fundamentals of the game, which make invaluable equipment for next fall. Great advantages are claimed for the keeping of men's minds on the all-important goal...