Word: roll
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Faroe shepherds have adapted themselves to seeing their sheep blown off the cliffs; Faroe ponies (who double as sheepdogs) have adapted themselves to eating fish heads when grass is scarce; and the Faroe sea birds have learned to lay cone-shaped eggs that roll around, but not off, the narrow ledges where they nest...
Quickly taking the ball on downs after the fracas was resumed, the Jayvees began to roll up mileage with embarrassing speed. The scoring honors on this run went to quarterback Stone, who took the ball on a sneak for the final score...
...unlike H.I.P.'s, its doctors do not practice group medicine. Would C.P.S. team up with H.I.P.? C.P.S. did not say. But its elated director, William M. Bowman, saw C.P.S.'s coup as the start of a nationwide system. Said he: "We expect to see this reciprocity arrangement roll like a barrel clear across the country...
...students and twelve of his admirers. Manhattan critics went overboard for Zerbe's crisp, quiet cityscapes, still life jam-packed with unlikely objects, sombre circus pictures, and portraits in costume such as Aging Harlequin (see cut). According to the New York Times, the show was like "a crescendo roll of drums . . . puissant, clear, resourceful, uncluttered." As technical fireworks, each painting had proper sparkle. Did any of them also "mean anything"? Said Zerbe complacently: "If you are bright you can also enjoy the symbolism...
Many a grower, who feared that a bad crash in cotton might still be ahead, began mumbling ephus-iphus-ophus, a meaningless phrase that Southern crapshooters use while making a critical roll. Many a worried millowner and converter, hedging to protect heavy inventories of high-priced cotton, helped cotton down by feverishly selling futures...