Word: nailed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...determined Crimson fought tooth and nail, but went home a 12 to 9 loser...
...occasion for this particular amnesty, the Kremlin explained, is "the increase in well-being and cultural standards of the population." The likely explanation is considerably less hopeful: Malenkov & Co., in need of as much public acquiescence as they can muster while they nail down the power they inherited from Stalin, are unlocking a few cell doors to appease the population, but throwing away none of the keys which make all of Russia's 210 millions their prisoners...
...former member of the Yale Record staff, Osborn drew last year's Life cover of a man with a nail through his head; this ran with the magazine's article on hangovers. His work also appears in Fortune and Harpers, and a spread of his on the income tax was in a recent Look. Osborn first gained prominence with navy recruiting material during World War II, and has since done illustrations for several light books...
...third period, the Dunstermen missed several foul shots but still kept the close margin of one point as the period ended, 28 to 27. However, in the last period, the Deacons broke away to add 12 points to their score, while the fatigued Funsters only managed to nail four...
...Tooth & Nail. In Rapid City, S. Dak., John Spalla, who said he had just wanted to save on dentist bills, was charged with assault & battery after he tied his wife's hands behind her, pried open her mouth with a screwdriver, and tried to pull her teeth with a pair of pliers...