Word: finished
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Angeles Dodgers and thereby setting a new record: they eliminated themselves from the National League pennant race earlier in the season than any other ball club in the 87-year history of the major leagues. Even if the Mets won all 51 of their remaining games, they would still finish with an average of less than .500; since at least one N.L. club must therefore finish above .500, the Mets are out mathematically as well as really...
...from ground level; it must be powered and controlled by the crew over the entire flight in a wind less than 10 knots. No energy-storing devices such as rubber bands or batteries may be used. But the altitude need not be high-only 10 ft. at start and finish...
...words (honorificabilitudinity, meaning merely "honor"), and grim words (heresy originally meant merely "private opinion," and in the shift of meaning to "private, sinful error" can be read a whole history of religious persecution). Sometimes he errs; the grisly U.S. neologism "finalize" means to confirm a tentative decision-not to finish. But the book is delightful, and to say more of its faults would be to make mountains of oontitoompses (Gloucestershire rural slang for molehills...
...Angeles Angels. Brilliant front-office work has matched fine handling of the teams by managers Sam Mele and Bill Rigney, and although the Angels are showing sings of folding (a nine-game losing streak in July and drop into third place), both teams could easily score a first-division finish...
Hartford Gunn Jr., general manager of WGBH, told the Summer News that the station is till about $200,000 short of its goal, but that "Harvard's generous gift should spur many people to help finish off the drive." "The donation of land should make a dramatic appeal and bring the WGBH campaign back to public attention," he declared...