Word: copings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...unfolded and passengers jammed the Homeric's rails to watch Sir Alan and Lady Cobham of England skim off to circle Manhattan and dip to a reception committee waiting on an upriver pierhead. But the Moth would not rise. Built for still-water work, her pontoons could not cope with the heavy groundswell that was running. She had to be towed forlornly ashore behind...
...passing and Healy and Shanahan on the receiving end. Most of the passes were from kick formation with the backs spreading and giving the passer who was back in the kicker's position a number of opportunities to complete the toss. The University secondary was utterly unable to cope with Wise's accurate shots, most of the passes that were grounded being dropped by Crusading receivers who seemed to have them already in their arms...
...Conservative administration was slated for a long period with the reins of government securely in its hands. A feeling of general security and prosperity seemed to cement it firmly in office. But the inability of the regime to cope with a grave problem of national importance, as that of last May, other than by merely "muddling through" for the time being, has surely shaken the confidence of the people. A delay such as this is an actual loss no matter from what angle it is viewed. Idle manpower, expense of maintenance of the mines without production from them, an increasing...
...Company suffered," said Sir Eric, "from a lack of sufficient planes to cope with the peak load of traffic during the summer. . . . Our loss was in great measure due to the writing off of obsolete equipment. . . . The real test of the soundness of this company's policy will be shown by the report for our third year...
...hard scrimmage sessions which have featured the last week of preliminary football practice, Coach Horween put the University squad through a lighter workout yesterday afternoon. Yesterday's session consisted mostly of kicking drill and dummy scrimmage with particular emphasis on breaking up forward passes. The regulars were able to cope with most of the ariel attacks, few scrub passes being completed...