Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...salary from the newspaper which financed him. Thoreau, who was Adanilo only in living close to nature, not venturing reproduction of the original, found himself in bitter and extended conflict with the town authorities of Concord for not paying his taxes. All in all, from start to finish, it appears that a vindictive society is out to "get" any attempts to break away from its ranks. The deserter is labelled A. W. O. L. and his efforts, instead of meeting with appreciation, find only derision or direct and vigorous disapproval...
...Rowing Committee followed the shell and Dr. Howe expressed himself as well pleased with the work-out. Although rowing alone, Crew A, starting at the Cambridge Boat Club, kept a high beat throughout the early stretches of the course, and by dint of a well-timed spurt near the finish went over the line in good form with a time record which is all the more encouraging in view of the fact that it is the initial spin over a four-mile stretch...
Burke's win over Campbell of Yale in the half was one of the most thrilling things that has ever been seen in the Stadium. The Crimson runner uncovered a tremendous spurt on the last straight-away and pushed his way over the finish line a victor by inches...
...With the finish nearing rapidly, Amory raised the beat, Brown failed to respond with an equally telling pace, and the Junior shell commenced its gruelling advance to the front position with three-quarters of a length of water to make up. The seconds with now a chance for victory, rowed in perfect unison which combined with the rapid stroke produced an immediate effect. Inch by inch the Junior eight fought its way to even terms, and by a burst of almost superlative rowing broke into a lead of a full half length which they maintained...
...crew to a slightly lower stroke, and when the seconds dropped the beat after their spurt, the first eight began to creep up again. All the way down the lower Basin the two crews held their own with a slight margin favoring the seconds. A hundred yards from the finish only a few feet separated the crews as the two coxswains called for the final spurts. The thirds finished about four lengths behind...