Word: contest
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...space so distant that the galaxies in it are seen on earth as they were 5 or 6 billion years ago. If the galaxies prove to be crowded closer together than they are in the section of space near the earth, the primeval atom will have won the contest-since, according to the cosmic evolutionary theory, the universe was much smaller 6 billion years ago and its galaxies were therefore closer together...
...according to the greater or lesser degree of beauty"-Rodgers and Hammerstein operatives went to work in Hong Kong, Paris, London, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Director Gene Kelly and Choreographer Carol Haney scoured theaters, nightclubs and Y.W.C.A.s. Co-Author Joseph Fields judged a San Francisco Chinatown beauty contest and watched for talent that would look right on Flower Drum's riotous Grant Avenue...
With 3:58 to go in the contest, Tufts brought the score to 54-50, but driving layups by Donohue and Harrington matched two more Jumbo scores, and Bob Bowditch scored on a pass from Bob Repetto to ice the game...
...preliminary contest the Canadian-strengthened Colby freshman team routed the junior varsity...
...freshman contest, Gary Bochard and Bill Danner led the Yardlings to an easy 76-64 win over the Huskies. Borchard scored 26 and Danner...