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Word: pray (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before the game, the Mormons from Brigham Young (enrollment: 5,500) had prayer in the locker room. As usual, the Skyline Conference champions (24-7) did not pray for victory; they simply asked God to help them play like good sports-and to the best of their ability. Dayton, dubbed the "Cinderella" team of the tournament after upsetting top-seeded St. John's of Brooklyn and fourth-seeded Arizona, just hoped the slipper would continue to fit. For a while it almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Game Goes On | 3/26/1951 | See Source »

...even talked to him and asked him for a job. He got sore and said 'Goddammit' to me. That heated my ears, so I said 'Goddammit to you, also,' and then I shot him. Afterwards I went to the Quiapo church to pray and repent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Hot Ears | 3/19/1951 | See Source »

Ferre said that to pray correctly one must relax, indulge in recollection, meditate in silence, and pray for restoration. He advocated a revival of the family altar, which gives the growing child a feeling of security...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ferre States Prayer Brings Peace of Mind | 3/7/1951 | See Source »

Warren Austin justly deserves TIME'S Feb. 5 cover. Let us pray for a few more clear-thinking . . . Americans with the courage of their own convictions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 26, 1951 | 2/26/1951 | See Source »

...recognize both good and evil, and he is also the only real human being. When Billy strikes and kills Claggart, it is Vere who must judge the offender. Billy has "broken the compromise between good and evil" and order must be restored. The Captain can only ask Billy to "pray for those who must choose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

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