Word: latters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...about chang-Aaagh!" He leaps a good foot as the door flies open and in leaps the Antichrist, a.k.a. Littleface. The latter name comes from the fact that his face occupies only the lower fifth of his head; the former comes from his personality. "Oh, h-hi, Peter," says Ned, the section leader...
...positive returns and had higher death rates than their more moderate colleagues. Equally unexpected was the finding that those who had put on at least 15 lbs. since graduation lived longer than alumni who had gained less; the researchers speculate this may have been because some of the latter suffered from wasting diseases. And the risk of death was high for former varsity athletes who stayed unusually active or slacked off dramatically. Says the report: "Evidently, inheritance of a sturdy constitution (as implied by varsity athletic status) is less important to longevity than continuation of adequate lifetime exercise...
...this midwinter Thursday morning, 164 people--a fair chunk of Hibbing's 20,000 citizens--have prudently chosen the latter course. Almost nobody entertains the idea that a gambling trip will pay the Christmas bills. They haven't budgeted for winning, but for how much they can afford to lose: from $30 to $2,000. (At least those are the figures they'll admit to.) Many of them say they are going to Vegas mainly to get warm. This is no doubt the reason why Mickey Koehler lugs $40 worth of quarters and $20 in dimes onto the plane...
...father and brother were killed by a drunk driver. Writing of Marty and another brave child, Coles declares, "One can only try to fathom how children like those two have managed so far to do as they've done. One thereby nudges theory toward human experience, hoping that the latter brings the former to life, and the former helps arrive at a persistent, comprehensible aspect of the human scene." In other words, the development of a moral life is certainly complex and so far seems to be an unfathomable mystery...
Career: 155 games, 113-177--290. Sixty-one assists this year are school record and 101 points this season are school and WCHA records. School marks in career goals, assists, and points and latter two are also WCHA marks. Leads nation with 2.68 points per game...