Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Good is synonomous with fast in describing swimming pools, and Cleveland State's natatorium is unquestionably the fastest around. Its extreme depth (12-16 ft. in the competition end) and huge, wave-swallowing gutters minimize turbulence and thus, maximize potential for record performances. It is no coincidence that current American swimming records practically parallel Cleveland State pool records...
Alasdar H. Halliday '82, who struggled through seven pieces-about 2.1 pounds worth-yesterday, is Rowinsky's latest victim. Although the first piece went down quickly-"No problem," he said-Holiday faded fast and by the sixth piece had lost some of his confidence. "This is huge-I can't believe somebody actually did this," he said...
...Hanta Yo fast-moving. Just over 800 pages long, Hill's epic is hardly suspensful. Rather, it is sagalike, but the reality is Siouian. The ethnography can be tedious if the reader is not interested. On the other hand, for readers who are familiar with American Indian history, Hanta Yo is just another well-written novel that does not work as well as it should...
...acting overhastily. A new oil crunch is here, and Amtrak offers about the only energy-efficient alternative to cars. The Adams plan commendably seeks to save cash, but it might be better if it were part of some larger strategy to rebuild and restructure Amtrak to match the fast, comfortable and dependable services of Europe and Japan. Unfortunately, no such plan is under serious discussion...
...young son or daughter and say: "Become a doctor. Then we won't have medical bills to worry about." That may soon be poor advice. Though physicians have long ministered to colleagues and their families free of charge, such professional courtesy, as it is euphemistically called, is now fast dying out. By the time Junior gets an M.D., the practice may in fact be as rare as the house call...