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Word: pounded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with. The former Canadian Junior champion chased his first man right off the mat with a pin at the 42-second mark. Power bowed to finesse in the next round when Phills notched another win, taking less than five minutes to pound his competitor with his array of upper body moves. His next match pitted him against Trenton State's 300-pound heavyweight but Phills used his skills wisely and cruised by another freshman stalwart, 16-8. Andy McNerney battled his way to the second day's matches with an impressive...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Four Grapplers Advance; Freshmen Lead Parade | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

...There is as much radioactivity in a pound of butter as there is in one of our scintillator counting vials," a representative of MIT told the council. "These wastes are packed in little bitty glass jars," he added...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Councilors, University Officials, Santa Discuss Radioactive Waste Questions | 11/20/1979 | See Source »

This is typical of every rugby team on the circuit. At Ithaca, the opposing team provided beds and rented a bar for its competitors. They also roast a 60-pound lamb at Cape Cod on Columbus...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: Ruggers Undefeated After McGill Bout | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

Buckley said yesterday the Norton Lecturer may teach classes at Harvard if she chooses. Gardner currently teaches English 165, "Eliot, Pound, and Joyce," with Ronald Bush, associate professor of English literature...

Author: By Andrew T. Pugh, | Title: Gardner, in Norton Lectures, Will Criticize Current Writing | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

...invent the electric light), but had a genius for spending even more than he raised. Not on himself; his oddball personal habits were far from extravagant. But no sum was too great to lavish on his laboratories; Edison ordered the most expensive materials on earth, like platinum, by the pound. He was also the creator of the modern research and development lab, which he called an "invention factory." He was the first to hire a team of scientists and technicians and set them to work systematically producing innovations. But his inability to stay within a budget would speedily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Quintessential Innovator | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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