Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...conservationists as the archetype of a state that is impatient to tap its latent wealth. There is so much of Alaska for so few Alaskans that they have never seemed to care very much whether some of the state's 586,400 sq. mi. are despoiled in the rush to unlock its treasure chest of oil, metals, timber and fish. In that respect, Hickel, who had acquired more than $14 million in housing, hotels and natural-gas holdings before his election in 1966, is not notably different in outlook from most of his fellow Alaskans...
Metrical Carnage. Hurled from Pope's mouth, words were sticks and stones, and they hurt. In An Essay on Criticism, Pope skewered critics as those in whom "a little learning is a dangerous thing," and cautioned them in yet another unforgettable line: "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread." In The Rape of the Lock, he betrayed a loving scorn of women-and their suitors, himself included...
Harvard warmed up for the Indians with an easy 90-73 stomping of Tufts Monday night. With Bobby Johnson rounding back into shape the Crimson seems primed to begin a rush at the League's first division...
...Merger Rush...
Coach Kenneth R. Klug explained that his team tries to get the ball down court as quickly as possible in order to get the one good shot off before the defense sets up. He stressed, however, that the inexperienced freshmen sometimes rush the pass during the break. The team still needs practice reading when to break and when...