Word: fitness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...free from evil passions, and heal my heart of all inordinate affections: that... I may be made fit to love, courageous to suffer, steady to persevere...
...Kenary, star halfback of 1947 and one of the finest passers in New England, is ready to step into the lineup whenever Valpey sees fit; defensive tackle Rocky Stone, injured in pre-season practice, is fit again; and Paul Shafer, who took a pummeling at Army, will be available for work at his regular fullback slot...
...nine innings at Braves Field, a crowd of 40,135 sat spellbound by the tightest World Series pitchers' duel since Art Nehf beat Sad Sam Jones in 1923. Sain kept feeding the Indians big, jug-handle curves, interspersed with little curves, until they were fit to be tied. His control was uncanny; he allowed four hits and not one walk. Feller, who pitched a two-hitter, gave up three bases on balls, which led to his undoing. He lost a heartbreaker...
Each applicant fills out a detailed form explaining his special talents, his free hours, his employment preferences, and sundry other details. Then Holt calls upon his store of contacts to find a hob that will fit the applicant's particular idiosyncrasies, or if none is forthcoming, files the application away until a suitable job shows...
...zealous copyreaders even changed the phrase in New Dealers' speeches in praise of the Administration. And when W.R.H. once got mad at Stanford University (it refused to fire a professor he suspected of Communism), and banned its name from his papers, his sport editors went grey trying to fit such substitutes as "Men from Palo Alto" into headlines...