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...question period following the speech, Allende's secretary will take questions from the floor, since her English is "quicker" than Allende's McCarter said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Widow of Allende To Address Forum During April Tour | 3/22/1975 | See Source »

...unable to place his entire body in the way of a shot, his glove or stick will flick out like a lizard's tongue. He works hard at keeping all his puck-stopping tools well honed to assure quicker, more precise movements. Recently when he missed two high slap shots, Parent dissected his mistake and remembered that during pregame practices, Coach Shero had asked shooters to concentrate on low shots at the goal. The next day Parent asked them to fire 50 high blasts to help him get his rhythm back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Courage and Fear in a Vortex of Violence | 2/24/1975 | See Source »

...were slow, they were quicker and were beating us to the ball, but we settled down and got a little bit mad in the fourth period and came out ahead," Steele said...

Author: By Barry R. Sloane, | Title: Polo Club Defeats Yale By One Goal In 'Sloppy' Contest | 2/18/1975 | See Source »

...sprints are wide open but Mike Horton should emerge as the number the man if he gets in shape. Sam Butler will be the primary Crimson hope in the hurdles. He has recovered from last year's injury. "He looks quicker than I've ever seen him," McCurdy said...

Author: By Kurt J. Holland, | Title: Thinclads Open Season Today In Clash With Tame Terriers | 12/4/1974 | See Source »

...take criticism in stride (despite all the practice) or to accord aggressive journalism a legitimate role in relation to Government. Going back to his days as a young Congressman, he has been quicker than most politicians to question the motives of those who cross him. The lack of understanding has been mutual. Reporters are accustomed to dealing with evasiveness in politicians; poking behind facades is part of their craft. But as most reporters try to figure out Nixon, one facade seems only to hide another. Not only journalists but many Republican politicians are put off by a quality that comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COYER STORY: COVERING WATERGATE: SUCCESS AND BACKLASH | 7/8/1974 | See Source »

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