Word: height
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first thing a spectator notices about the squad is its height. Every one of the first six is at least six feet, with Ufford and French touching six feet four. Barnaby likes tall, hard-hitting, aggressive players, especially in doubles...
...maximum credit period for installment buying from 18 to twelve months. The new restrictions are tougher than those imposed in the U.S. (where installment payments may extend through 15 months). They are also tougher, in the case of automobiles, than the Dominion's own rules at the height of World...
Manhattan's art season was at its pre-Easter height, with more than 100 shows to choose from. No single tourist could take in all the city had to offer, but the cream of it could be seen in two or three jumps...
...compartments are too shallow. My salad was placed in one compartment and ended up in three. The potato spewed over into the central milk-glass division, and the gravy required a skilled juggling act to keep it from flowing over the side. Also there was insufficient height in the ridges to aid in getting the last mouthfuls of applesauce on the spoon (the same will certainly hold true for peas, stewed tomatoes...
...towards Mecca before each effort in the weight-lifting events, lost to India's 22-year-old Parimal Roy in the "Mr. Asia of 1951" contest, which was judged on the basis of physical development, looks and personality. Namdjou protested that he had been a finalist in his height class in the "Mr. Universe" competition at the 1948 London Olympics. Stormed Namdjou: "It is not fair competition when a Mr. Universe finalist cannot be Mr. Asia. It is politics...