Word: lucked
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...together again, there were 54 nuts and bolts left over. Practical knowledge of their machine's innards helps other drivers get the most out of their engines. Alfonso keeps a steady foot on the throttle, a sure hand on the wheel and leaves the rest to luck. In a race like this week's test at Sebring, so much can go wrong that he feels luck is unusually important. The 5.2-mile course has so many tight turns and wicked switchbacks that brakes heat up and fade, clutches tend to wear out under constant shifting...
...only Cornell, and Springfield, among the non-Ivy opponents, should down this year's precocious sophomores-turned-juniors, and with a little luck, who knows...
...referring to recent Egyptian riots over the administration of Gaza, Crum expressed his belief that "Nasser is trying his luck farther than I think it will...
Questioned about the ban on spring practice, Yovicsin noted that Gettysburg did practice between winter and spring seasons, said, "there is no question about it, we will have hardships here . . . but with some luck and much co-operation from the boys we hope to be ready for the opening game...
...Europeans firmly believe to be the U.S.'s chief characteristic. A sign of the times might be detected in Careers, a new board game put out by Parker Brothers, the Salem, Mass, firm that struck it rich with Monopoly in the '30s. In Careers, as in Monopoly, luck is still presented by dice and the practical world by play money, but each player in Careers decides in advance on his own goal-money, fame, happiness or a combination...