Word: lopsidedness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The varsity tennis team continued its shutout habit Saturday afternoon on the Soldiers Field courts as it romped to an easy 9-0 win over Boston University. The result had been expected, and the lopsided score indicates very little about the real ability of the Crimson squad.
The squad of seven, rated a lopsided favorite even against the more experienced Elis, will be seeking its second consecutive undefeated season.
Seldom truly raffish, the show is often just plain dull. There are some attractive Hammerstein lyrics, and the Rodgers score ranges pleasantly from the lilt of A Lopsided Bus to the schmalz of All at Once You Love Her. But the production adds little gloss: the dancing is uninspired, the...
Premier, were dismayed at Western observers for suggesting that a less lopsided triumph, say 85% of the votes, might be a more credible reflection of Vietnamese opinion. One top Vietnamese official was scandalized: "Eighty-five percent better than 99%? Impossible!"
The plot itself is an almost over-simplified version of the boy-meets-girl story. Although a full blooded villain might have given the book an added dash of interest, it is a charming treatment of gentle ruffians, and, fittingly enough, gives the melodies the dominant role. "All Kinds of...