Word: muscularity
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Phoui Sananikone, 54, whose 6-ft. height makes him giant-sized for Laos, is a muscular, quick-witted politician who in World War II was his country's deputy commander of anti-Japanese partisans. A firm friend of the West, Phoui served as Foreign Minister in the last government and is former president of the Laotian National Assembly. Most remarkable feature of his new government: it excludes Communists from its Cabinet...
Ambassador Lodge speaks a clear and muscular language that warms my heart every time he addresses the Russians. As one who has viewed all things Republican with a jaundiced eye, I think it is a great relief to hear him after listening to the usual toplofty, mush-mouthed types who use elliptical sentences that seem, lately, to be the voice of America...
...explosive quality of "The New American Painting," I find abstract expressionism rather dull. Relying on sensational color and muscular painting techniques does not make a painting exciting. The most honestly painted section of a De Kooning canvas is his signature, and Kline is just plain boring after you've seen your first three...
Thomas got off in front, set a killing pace for the quarter (56 sec.) and the half (1:58). Then Lincoln and Elliott surged past him, battled for the lead through the third quarter. But as the bell clanged for the final lap, Elliott went into high gear. His muscular legs churning, he left the field behind with an astounding 55.5-sec. final quarter. As 20,000 fans shrieked approval, Elliott finished 12 yds. in front in an unbelievable 3:54.5, far under the 3:58 listed record of Australia's John Landy. Lincoln was second...
...Gonna Win." To beat the muscular Kuznetsov, Rafe Johnson had to better his best, since only ten weeks ago Kuznetsov had scored 8,013-28 points better than Johnson's own world-record 7,985. The Russians shortened the interval between events from half an hour to 20 minutes, but it bothered Rafe not a bit. "I like the interval even shorter," he said, "only about five or ten minutes to catch my breath." With the event half over...