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Word: letting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Love stated that changes in the line-up are still possible, although he had not made any at last report. While several of the oarsmen's bladework and timing remain quite rough, Love evidently intends to let the faults slowly work themselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crew Favored to Take Compton Cup Tomorrow, Facing MIT, Princeton, BU, Dartmouth Shells | 5/1/1959 | See Source »

PANAMA, April 30--National Guardsmen were ordered to move up to the town of Nombre de Dios today for the first full-scale attack on a band of Cuban-based invaders holed up inside. But they were called back to let a team of neutral observers get in first...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: President of Panama Orders Out Troops Against Cuban Invaders; West Agrees on Geneva Tactics | 5/1/1959 | See Source »

...business is frequently over-busy, and occasional lost opportunities and miscellaneous lacks of clarity are discernible. The sets had to be simple and portable, since there are three of them; ven de shtate has videred avay, Ida will not have to be set against black curtains, but meanwhile let us praise the witty setpieces of James Peters, especially the down-left second-act tree, which has a neat bird painted...

Author: By Julius Novick, | Title: Princess Ida | 5/1/1959 | See Source »

...there are some marvellous things in the new book. The title story, about a frumpy lady chimney sweep who is turned into a "beautiful, glamorous movie star," covers familiar ground wtih unfamiliar dexterity; if we must have more jokes about Method acting, let us by all means have Mr. Feiffer's image of "The Inner Me Acting Academy." His ear for catch phrases and talent for parodying them are as precise and effective as ever; in the story entitled "Boom!" he reproduces a dialogue of two generals discussing their progress: "This is last year's bomb. We thought...

Author: By Julius Novick, | Title: Passionella and Other Stories | 4/30/1959 | See Source »

...short summit conference followed, and both referees emerged agreeing that the goal should not count. This brought Crimson coach Bruce Munro to his feet claiming that the referee had nodded his head to begin play. He informed any official who would listen that "the goal was reported, you must let it go through. I'm sorry, gentleman, but you are wrong...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: Penn Overcomes Lacrosse Team | 4/27/1959 | See Source »

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