Word: rougher
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Crimson eleven allowed Princeton only a field goal, as it came up with its fourth consecutive win, 14 to 3, as Williams romped 45 yards for the second TD. Then things began to get rougher, as Penn tied the Crimson 12 to 12 in the rain. And three weeks later Yale marred the J.V.'s undefeated season by delivering a 12-0 defeat...
Blaming the "smooth surface" theory on the lack of fine detail in the Lunik photograph, Menzel maintains that topographical features indicate the far side is "rougher, if anything...
...series of moving recitatives, Meneghini last week poured out the story: "The sea was choppy. I was ill. My wife was in one of her morose, taciturn moods, more of a tigress than ever. Onassis, on the other hand, was transformed. As the sea grew rougher, he became a real sea dog, giving orders right and left. One night my wife returned from a party at the Istanbul Hilton and said she loved another man. After an hour which seemed like an eternity, she admitted that the man was Aristotle Onassis...
...bird ever had a rougher time from oölogists than the osprey. The great hawk is fascinating enough in life, with its striking black-and-white plumage, 5-ft. wing span and spectacular 100-ft. plunges into the water after fish. But the eggs are truly remarkable: as big as hens' eggs, and speckled in a kaleidoscope of purple, orange, red, lilac, buff, chestnut, violet and black. After the turn of the century, osprey eggs were so much in demand that a set of three brought up to $140-and the bird...
...excellent for so early in the season. There is no doubt, however, that the Crimson has been decidedly hampered this spring by the late thaw of the Charles, which greatly reduced the number of practices before spring vacation. As a consequence the rowing of all the lightweight crews is rougher and less precise than at a comparable time last year...