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...addition, a rigorous program of weight lifting, running, and other training devices over the winter months and the concentrated practice session over spring vacation have put the heavyweights "in very good condition." Sprit, too, is high, as the squad's depth has resulted in the keenest competition for seats in years...
...planets are not the main concern of radio astronomers, who tend to think of them merely as distant parade grounds for space cadets. Even the sun, which sends out rich chords of radio waves, is not a chief attraction. The astronomers' keenest interest is focused on much more distant space, from which the waves bring news of strange occurrences. The third strongest single source in the sky is a famous astronomical object, the Crab Nebula, the turbulent, gaseous wreck of a star that turned into a supernova and blew itself to shreds on July 11, 1054 A.D.-an event...
...near-capacity crowd showed up last night at Sanders Theatre to hear a woman who is a phenomenon of our time as well as one of the keenest critics and satirists in America. But more than a few were disappointed. It was a quiet night for Mary McCarthy...
...criticisms, perhaps even shaken. The proof lies in Toynbee's Reconsiderations, a massive overhauling of his previous positions, which is at the same time an astonishing admission of error. At the same time, The Intent of Toynbee's History provides a broad platform for nine of his keenest critics to have a fresh go at an already well-clobbered classic. On the whole, the critical lash falls with less severity than formerly. It is true that Professor David M. Robinson, an expert on Toynbee's favorite "Hellenic" world, hardly tries to conceal his conviction that Toynbee...
...unprecedented increase in the er of nominees," Sir Hugh Taylor, dent of the Foundation said, "has ed us, after the keenest of competi- to recruit young people who possess , who might never have thought of sional careers...