Word: lengthens
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...swimming meet was followed by two unscored experimental races--a 200-yd. individual medley and a 400-yd. freestyle contest. These races were part of a trend in women's swimming meets to lengthen the distance in some events...
...only one of many amazingly long yesterday, which can be explained the hot Penn courts. Squash balls become livelier as the temperature rises, and rallies tend to lengthen since winning drop shots usually become setups. This makes it easy for hard hitters, such Bill Morris, Todd Wilkinson, and Craig , who all won decisive victories for Harvard...
...White's monkey brains sometimes stay alive for as long as 18 hours. When they finally die, it is usually because of waste products accumulating in the blood. Soon Dr. White hopes to use an artificial kidney to clean up the blood and lengthen the brains' survival time...
Among the things that are left out of TIME are innumerable facts that would complicate or lengthen a story beyond a reasonable point. Also left out on occasion are some of our writers' most cherished literary touches. TIME'S theater critic is still smarting from the fact that when, in a recent issue, he tried to describe Margaret Leighton's eyes "as pools of blue starlight," the phrase was changed to "wounds of inner pain" (on reflection, perhaps both were a bit much). One of our movie critic's most painful losses was his description...
Council studies of Widener and Lamont have apparently prodded librarians Foster M. Palmer and Henry James to take long overdue action to improve the service and facilities and lengthen the operating hours of both libraries. A carefully worked out HCUA plan for inter-college dining for Harvard and Radcliffe students on date nights was vetoed by the Masters in December, but has since been more carefully explained to the principal objectors and may be put into effect this spring...