Word: fitter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...condemned by a Communist-run tribunal for advocating war with Russia in 1941, had been granted remission of half his 5½-year sentence. "I am sure I am the best living advertisement for Finnish prisons," smiled the old man. "I have gained 15 pounds in weight and feel fitter than ever...
...erupted into violence. When he saw the bloodshed that followed his call for resistance, Gandhi was overwhelmed with remorse. He called off his campaign in 1922, admitted himself guilty of a "Himalayan miscalculation." His followers were not yet self-disciplined enough to be trusted with satyagraha. To become a "fitter instrument" to lead, Gandhi imposed on himself a five-day fast...
...After months of continuous fighting and hard labor, G.I.s (though averaging five to ten pounds underweight) were in excellent physical shape-as fit as troops training in the U.S. and much fitter than garrison troops in Hawaii (who went a little soft...
Phil Murray was just back from ten days in Florida, looking fitter than usual. The lines were gone from around his brown eyes and his firm mouth. Behind the big walnut desk in his green-walled office looking out on Washington's Jackson Place and the White House, he was every inch the boss...
...eared Bill Talbert, unbeaten in nine tune-up tournaments, admitted that his game was better than ever; the 64th United States Lawn Tennis Champion ships looked like a breeze. Then Sergeant Frank Parker flew in from Guam, 10 lbs. thinner and fitter, razor-sharp from Marianas matches with Wayne Sabin, Don Budge and Bobby Riggs. Said Singles Champion Parker: "My game is better than ever...