Word: frictioned
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...plan, however well-administered, would tend to create friction. By lumping all Protestant sects into a single category, he neglects all sense of numerical proportion. One single Protestant group, the Episcopalian, is probably as large as each of the other two major divisions. Yet this church would have no claim on funds except through a Protestant interdenominational group--if and when such a group is formed...
...present campaign has continued a growing feud. This time Furcolo, disappointed with Kennedy's support, complained that the Senator was not assisting party organization. Friction between the men was further increased when Furcolo tried to persuade Kennedy to put off a major surgical operation until after the election. The combination of Kennedy's reluctance to enter the campaign and Furcolo's awkward attempts to push him in have further irritated the sensitive relationship...
Saturday night's incidents were the first manifestations of town-gown friction so far this year. In the spring of 1953 a University graduate was stabbed and seriously injured by a group of boys right off Harvard Square...
Naturally there will be some friction as the military and civilian instructors mesh their methods, and the first year will require close management. The man who should represent the Army in this merger is the present Professor of Military Science, Lt. Col. Trevor N. Dupuy, originator of the new program...
Standing in its path are miniature models of guided missiles or their components. By the time the wave of gas reaches them, it has expanded so much that its temperature has fallen to that of the stratosphere, about -68° F. But when it hits a model, friction heats the gas to 7,000° F., making it brightly luminous. The gas streams around the model like the glowing trail of a meteor. The flow lasts so short a time (1/1000th of a second) that the model is not damaged, but this brief period is long enough to permit...