Word: sank
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...settled and sank," Simmons said. "We settled and never really got into a groove. Once you've settled into a bad rhythm like that taking the stroke rate up doesn't really matter. You're just spinning your wheels...
...early April two years ago, my future roommate darted into my room, bath towel wrapped around her hair, envelope in hand. "You'll never believe what they did to us," she screamed. My heart sank. "We got quadded," I said, thinking to myself that it wasn't too bad--living in 29 Garden St., we had already spent our first year quadded and had a great time. "No, it's even worse than the quad," she answered, sitting down in the floor. That took me completely by surprise; I didn't know there could be something worse than the quad...
...just 2 min. 22 sec., Australia's $3 million entry in the America's Cup trials broke in half in rough seas off San Diego and sank to the bottom of the Pacific. All 17 crew members were rescued. Team official sent an older boat into the races to replace the sunken sloop...
Titanic has much the same structure. Evoking the incredible fortitude of the musicians who kept playing until the ship sank, the hymn Autumn (which bears a striking resemblance to Amazing Grace) is repeated over and over while its aural environment gradually changes. Modular in construction, the work can be performed at varying lengths. "As you know, water is a highly efficient conductor of sound," explains Bryars. "Obviously, it was impossible for the band to keep playing under water, but theoretically the music has just kept on going, forever. That's the feeling I was after...
Sophomore guard Jessica Gelman answered 14 seconds later, draining a jumper from 15 feet and drawing the foul. Gelman, one of top foul shooters on team; sank the free-throw and the lead changed hands again, this time 83-82, Harvard...