Word: nip
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...three surviving Civil War veterans (the others: Texan Walter W. Williams, 114, Virginian John Sailing, in), who volunteered in the Alabama guard at 17, was proud of his Confederate background and freely passed on his secret for a long life: "Keep away from them doctors, and take a little nip all along"; in Crestview...
...Mastering the Soviet strategy of ambiguity, contends Kissinger, requires some drastic revisions in U.S. diplomatic and military doctrine. The U.S. must be willing to spend money-and lives, too, if necessary-to nip small Communist aggressions. He does not in the least down-rate the basic importance of the Air Force's Strategic Air Command and its capacity for massive retaliation. But the very existence of SAC, he holds, provides an opportunity to meet the less-than-total Communist strategy of ambiguity with a less-than-total U.S. strategy. This means that the U.S. must be psychologically, militarily...
Possibly the biggest surprise of the meet was the showing of Dyke Benjamin, who placed fifth in the two-mile. Villanova's ace Alex Breckenridge had to come from behind to nip Benjamin at the wire for fourth. Benjamin was unofficially timed in 9:21.2, more than ten seconds better than his previous time...
Repetto, who gave up just two walks while striking out five, was valuably assisted by his teammates, who also could do no wrong. Shortstop Bob Hastings several times made stops deep in the hole and rifled perfect pegs to first to nip Bruin runners. And leftfielder John Getch made two fine catches in the seventh inning to stem the only Brown rally. Although the Crimson was not scintillating at the plate, its hits were timely. They won the game early, scoring four times in the third after two were...
...mile, Brew came from nearly 20 yards behind in the last three-quarters of a lap to nip Pete Reider by a step...