Word: contest
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...strongly against it. As an English commentator has pointed out, the Russians might probably foment internal disorder and then seize desired cities to foil "fascist plots." Hitler's precedent with the Sudeten Germans forms an instructive precedent which shows how effective this tactic can be. Could weakened NATO forces contest successive nibbles and would we dare to use massive retaliation against a small Russian move? In any case, a buffer zone plan seems to provide little more stability than exists at present. Demilitarizing Central Europe might very well leave us with the awesome decisions that the Russians now face...
Only half of them were up for election, and most of those had no contest, but for all eight of the front-running undeclared Democratic candidates for President the 1958 election campaign had big meaning...
...hampered Martin and his young staff. But they still managed to produce two units of similar if not overpowering strength. Martin set up competitive situations by scrimmaging the units against each other. To vary the routine, he broke practice one day to let the boys hold a hula hoop contest. During one scrimmage, he even dived into a play to make the tackle himself. The blend of fun and fundamentals paid off. Says a faculty member: "He convinced them they could...
...people have won prizes in the Harvard-Brown Football Forecast contest. The winners include Henry S. Berman '61 (Elsie's), Andrew N. Brown '61 (Coolidge Cleaners), Henry J. Colombo (Ferranti-Dege), John L. Harte '61 (Barnes and Noble), Daniel J. Rubin '60 (Mike's Club), and Russell P. Schwartz '62 (Harvard Book Store...
...week of scrimmages--the first since the beginning of the season--the Yardlings proved that they were as good as early season form had indicated as they dominated every offensive department. The team outgained Brown, 490 yards to 207 yards, and every Crimson player saw action in the contest...