Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...firmly in their stubborn support; especially if the propaganda employed is so ridiculous as to construe the bill as a direct attack against all laborers. Obviously the only intelligent course of action is to await the arrival of a test case, or better still, create a test case, and push it to the Supreme Court. The opposition of ignorant propaganda to ignorant propaganda will inevitably produce a stupid mess...
...such occasion Tommy Bilodeau came driving through the improvised enemy line with a quickness and a push that drew an offhand "Not Bad! Not bad!" from the busy coach. Then, seeing who it was and as if apologizing for expecting anything but top flight work from the Sophomore star, Harlow said with embarrassment "Oh! Sorry, Tom. Didn...
Braman Gibbs, little Mike Hovenanian, Johnny Fitzpatrick, and Ken Hayes complete the list of those who have worn Varsity uniforms in previous seasons, but there's a long list of men with big reputations who are more than likely to push some of the oldtimers out of their 1934 berths...
...took charge of the Freshmen; thereafter of the Varsity linemen. Last fall he went to Delaware as head coach. Since he has played basketball almost as much as football and was coach of the Varsity hoopmen at Western Maryland, there is at least a possible chance that he might push Wes Fesler out of his dual job as gridiron and court mentor...
Lately the struggle toward Absolute Zero has been led by Holland's University of Leyden and the University of California, both of which have tremendous magnets. For the final push they used highly magnetic salts-gadolinium sulphate octahydrate in California, cerium fluoride in Leyden. In 1933 Leyden was within .27° C. of Absolute Zero. Then California got it down to .16°. Then Leyden reached...