Word: finest
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...away the richest and most concentrated area of production is the 1,200 square miles of gently rolling bluegrass country which surrounds Lexington, Ky. Here, on some 200 farms ranging up to 2,500 acres, the billion-dollar U.S. horse-breeding industry has its fanciest showcase and raises its finest horses...
...make any gestures, madame," the auctioneer cautioned sharply. "We catch them all." In Paris' jammed Galerie Charpentier last week, 1,500 people watched breathlessly as the finest collection in years went under the hammer. The merest raising of a pencil could jump the price 100,000 francs. The first painting was Fragonard's The Dreamer, in five minutes it was sold for 3,100,000 francs (about $9,000). Then, one by one, 63 paintings and drawings and six sculptures from the Cognacq collection went to new owners. The sales total three hours later: 302 million francs, more...
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (New York Philharmonic-Symphony, George Szell conducting; Columbia, 1 side LP). For sheer beauty and realism of orchestral sound, this recording of the overture and four incidental pieces is one of the finest since the first LP was made. A kindling performance...
...rally of last night was the first I have witnessed since transferring to Harvard from the University of London. Newspaper reports and witness accounts of past Harvard rallys had left me with the impression that those I had participated in at London University could put the finest Harvard could offer to shame. I should not here that when speaking of rallys I am not alluding to irresponsible riots characterized by "On to Radcliffe...
Amherst this season has its finest golf team in recent years. The Lord Jeffs finished second in the New England Intercollegiate Championships. The Crimson varsity so far has a record of four wins and three losses this season...