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Word: knocking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Northeastern has always been a pesky squad. usually shallow in talent. but it perennially seems to knock Harvard off its precise. position-play strategy. It usually scores on its opponents defensive lapses, and employs a rough, Canadian-style checking game to keep the enemy offense from cohering. It achieved both goals last night...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Icemen Mush By Huskies; McManama Scores Twice | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

Over 4000 spectators watched two teams so evenly matched that 97 minutes, 37 seconds elapsed before a ball even entered a net. Ironically, it took a Crimson halfback. John Gordon, to knock in that ball after both offensive lines had failed to score...

Author: By Martin R. Garay, | Title: Soccer Team Tops Hartwick, 1-0, Wins Berth in NCAA Semifinals | 12/1/1969 | See Source »

...quite know what kind of fight we can wage. "Surely." Tom Wicker wrote in Tuesday's Times, "Mr. Nixon does not wish the world to see protesting Americans clubbed in the streets with the White House as a backdrop." Why would Nixon not want a good bloody knock-some-sense-into-their-dirty-heads streetlight to show the Viet Cong and the world that Nixon is in the driver's seat? And why should he be afraid of further alienating the anti-war movement? The fact that we have to beg for a parade permit after four years of this...

Author: By David N. Hollander, | Title: The March Why Are We Going? | 11/13/1969 | See Source »

...fourth quarter, Harvard scored its final goal. Taking a long pass from Bogovich. Thomas did some fancy footwork, keeping control of the ball until Phil Kydes had freed himself and was in good position to score the goal, Stengel moved to defend against Kydes, so Thomas decided to knock it in himself...

Author: By Martin R. Garay, | Title: Individual Efforts Give Booters Narrow 3-2 Victory Over Tigers | 11/10/1969 | See Source »

...American society. Once taboo, it is now the subject of debate and concern. Yet, as Cory says, "Basically it is still a topic that is explained piecemeal and in polemics. Like all study about sex, large-scale homosexuality research is really just beginning. And the findings seem to knock down many of the stereotypes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 31, 1969 | 10/31/1969 | See Source »

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