Word: heavier
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...octagonal playing cabin inside the 301-ft. Washington tower, Barnes is surrounded by bells on all sides, and the broad keyboard confronts him like a firing squad's rifles. Each carillon is unique, and because the 12-ton, E-flat bourdon bell in the Washington carillon is heavier and therefore deeper in pitch than its counterpart in Kansas, Barnes must rescore all his music a major third higher to suit the new instrument...
...fall version of any rugby team is a rather sparse affair. Football drains off many of its heavier and talented players leaving inexperienced and decidedly less meaty men to fill their places...
...traditional visit to Princeton to inquire as to the health of the Tiger. The Scarlet Knights, who found a relatively healthy animal at large last season, will come across a much tamer tabby cat today. All but one of Princeton's starting backs graduated, and the line is heavier and faster, but untried...
...meter sailboat is a specialized piece of handiwork, designed for speed, not for family fun. The 5.5s range from 28 ft. to 35 ft. in length, must conform to a complicated formula that requires each "plus" (larger sail area) to be balanced by a "minus" (heavier weight). Built in the U.S., a 5.5-meter hull costs about $15,000; designer's fees, tank tests and sails boost the bill another $5,000 or more. Running before the wind, under an 800-sq.-ft. spinnaker, a 5.5-meter can skim along at 8 knots. But a sailor is well...
Figures carrying each other appear repeatedly. A large drawing entitled simply "Climbing Figures" shows one man hauling another up a vertical ladder. The bottom figure is bent nearly double. The top one, heavier, also leans forward, bracing his arms on the other's shoulders. The steepness of the ladder intensifies the impression of strain...