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Word: outguessed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Both squads were fresh and stimulated by upset victories. Both were evenly balanced and dangerous. When the University of North Carolina met the University of Miami at the Orange Bowl last week, the central question was: Which coach would outguess the other? "Miami runs like hell, and they may pass, too. I don't know what to do," moaned North Carolina Coach Jim Tatum. Big Jim even telephoned to Georgia Tech's clever coach. Bobby Dodd, for some last-minute advice. "Tighten up the middle if you want to stop Miami's power," Dodd warned him. Concluded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Guess Again | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...added that a "good coach must be a mastermind of football and be able not only to outguess and outsmart his opponents, but above all, he must qualify as the very best type of instructor, able to impart his knowledge of all phases of the game to the eager beavers who make up his squad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumni Honor Coaches, Players Now in Football's Hall of Fame | 10/27/1956 | See Source »

...shots. The hard-hopping serve and sharply angled volleys that are Tony's pride kept little Ken off balance. Once in the first set, and again in the second, Tony turned cautious; Rosewall promptly picked up the pace and threatened to catch him. Then Tony stopped trying to outguess his opponent and turned on the power. It was more than enough. He won going away, 9-7, 6-3, 6-3. Taking back the title he lost last year proved easier than Tony could have dreamed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Better Than Ever | 9/19/1955 | See Source »

...what dress to wear to her wedding shower (see Big Twister in NATIONAL AFFAIRS), tornado-wise Murray Gart of the Wichita Eagle shared her uneasiness. Gart, 30, a displaced Bostonian who is news editor of the Eagle, and TIME'S Wichita correspondent, knew it was impossible to outguess nature when the tails of twisters flap in the sky like shreds of a tattered flag. He could only wait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Publisher's Letter, Jun. 6, 1955 | 6/6/1955 | See Source »

...smaller cost to the taxpayer. No one condones the clear cases of fraud and bribery that did occur in some instances. But by and large, the builders acted, and profited, in accordance with the law. Federal Housing chief Albert Cole admitted that the builder "had a right to outguess" the appraiser if he could. Instances of inadequate, matchbox construction do appear, but they are rare. There certainly was no widespread jerry-building reminiscent of the 1920's. On the credit side, FHA established a code of minimum building standards that was uniform for the whole country. But more important...

Author: By Harry K. Schwartz, | Title: Sin and Section 608: I | 4/27/1954 | See Source »

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