Word: quarter
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Winston Churchill is the descendant of great nobles. Minister of Health Aneurin ("Nye") Bevan, a quarter-century younger, is the descendant of Welsh coal miners. Both have a look of pink cherubic majesty; both are enormously effective speakers. In the four years of the Labor government Bevan and Churchill, who hate each other, had not been directly opposed as principals in a Commons debate...
...scoring action took place in the first half. Pete Baker, Crimson right inside, scored the first of this two goals at 7:40 of the initial period, but Bill Fanning of Tabor tied it up just 30 seconds before the end of the quarter...
...Knowlton, after playing the first part of the game at right outside, switched to center forward for the second period, scoring Harvard's second goal from there at 3:33 of the second stanza. Baker concluded the scoring at 11:21 of the same quarter...
...wasn't until the final quarter that the team seemed to find itself, and then it was too late. Crimson forwards had control of the period, scoring one late goal and almost tallying with another...
...examples of what the college may expect, they cite such plans as a more efficient faculty rating system; reduced transportation rates for student travel; a lodging bureau, which will enable men to quarter their weekend dates at local women's schools; and several other projects which represent substantial savings to undergraduates...