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Scrabble starts easily, but by the time the board is well covered, the addition of one letter usually involves trying to form two well-nigh impossible words. It is then that dictionaries are consulted and frustrated word-coiners denounce the rigidity of the English tongue...
...President will preside over the Corporation as, in line with its recently stated policy, it "inquires into the full facts" in order to decide whether to retain teachers who have refused to testify before investigating committees. In this touchy field, he faces the well-nigh impossible job of reconciling the opinions of the bulk of the Faculty on one hand and state and national political figures on the other. A number of prominent alumni have also expressed themselves vigorously on this issue, which, in less than a year, has become one of the University's biggest headaches...
...four point margin gained in earlier field events could not hold up last nigh as the varsity track team ended in third place after N.E.A.A.U. finals a Providence...
Furthermore--missing the extra point and thereby losing the game is a devastating experience for the goal-kicker. I know this from experience as my college career was well-nigh ruined by missing the extra point and thereby losing a Harvard game. I disappeared from the picture for three days...
...nigh him there...