Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Henley would be a real test for English rowing, which traditionally is based on a different style and on shorter and more formal training periods than is American collegiate rowing. Rather than row steadily and then pull to a fast finish, British crews tend to start with a "rush" and try to exhaust their opponents with a fast opening pace...
Other propositions discussed by the panel were a reduction in employees, a standard menu for all Houses, a study on attendance at meals, and a coordination of noon-time classes with dining hall rush hours by the Registrar's office...
...first test of the 1960 auto market came last week as the new cars rolled into the nation's showrooms-and the rush was on. The big sales news of the week was made by Chevrolet's compact Corvair. In its first two days of public showing, the Corvair chalked up orders and deliveries of 26,000 cars, more than 35% of Chevy's two-day total of 75,000. The news was both good and bad for Chevy: the company had hoped to sell one Corvair for every five Chevrolets; instead, it was selling...
Without a strong ground game, the Lions didn't have enough power to win, but Dartmouth, with Bill Gundy throwing and Jack Crouthamel running, does. The line must improve its pass rush and the backfield its covering, if the Crimson is to stay in the first division...
Macmillan is reported to have been pressing hard to rush Eisenhower and De Gaulle into a conference with Khrushchev at the earliest possible date. His pressure has surprised American officials who had thought he would attach less urgency to a summit meeting once the British elections were over...