Word: heavier
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...gazed piteously at his hands, so white, so unblemished; hands which had held nothing heavier than a pen since they had passed out of the rattle stage. He felt his biceps, and it suddenly occurred to him that those arm muscles had never exerted themselves more than to reach across the table for a dry Martini. As he looked at his feet, perched lackadaisically on the desk in front of him, the thought crossed his mind that the major part of their existence had been spent in just such a position. A feeling of disgust crept over...
...scarce (and oil-see p. 61). But chiefly the shipping shortage meant a shortage of good war news for a long time to come. Even in the last war, it took some 3.5 tons of shipping to supply one U.S. soldier in France. Now the supplies are heavier, the fronts farther away. U.S. and United Nations shipbuilding capacity far exceeds that of the Axis, can ultimately spin out supply lines to every corner of the globe. But the ships must first be launched...
...outnumbered troops were still holding Bataan Peninsula and Manila Bay's five defensive forts. But their collapse under ever-increasing enemy weight and ferocity seemed imminent as never before. With Singapore taken (see p. 18), the Jap's battering blows against Bataan's defenders were becoming heavier and more frequent...
...Captain Dick Thomas in the 145, and Don Miles in the 155 pound are slated to take to the mat. Hal Tine, recovered from an injured arm, is back on the slate in the 165-pound class while Lee Sossman and Tom Rogstad will grapple in the heavier weights...
Because the registration was heavier yesterday than expected, and because the boards will be open for a longer time, a decreased volume of work and less crowding are expected today...