Word: fewest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rookie of the Year in 1958 with the Senators, he was the first California Angel to hit over 300. He still holds the club record for bases on balls and fewest strikeouts...
...know why, exactly, the state of the novel is so bad. I suppose that the growth of journalism in the past few centuries has had a lot to do with it-people are used to reading prose that is straightforward, factual, and dull, which tells a story in the fewest possible words and doesn't bore them with details. The result, of course, has been that English prose style has gone straight to Hell. The Erich Segals of this world are cleaning up on junk that shouldn't get them a passing grade in English...
...skiing safety is sheer skill. For raw beginners, the accident rate is twelve injuries per thousand "skier-days." After a mere week of instruction, the rate drops to five injuries per thousand skier-days. Schussing at the highest speeds on the steepest trails, expert skiers (including women) have the fewest accidents-only three per thousand days. Hard-core skiers have an added incentive: the $300 or more they invest in equipment and lessons. When good skiers get hurt, they usually ask the examining doctor to please slit their expensive pants down the seam so they can be resewed. Then they...
...Herald said "If there are a lot of people across the land today wondering about the identity of Derek C. Bok, the Corporation and the Board of Overseers should not be offended. Chances are, it was planned that way.... they no doubt were looking for someone who antagonizes the fewest of the polarized campus groupings..." The Globe called Dean Bok "a fine choice...
Harvard led the League in several statistical categories. The Crimson scored the most goals (18) and allowed the fewest opposition tallies...