Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Atlantic Ridge curves too. Its windings reflect with extraordinary accuracy the shape of the continents on either side. Obviously, there must be some relationship between the Ridge and the continents...
...indication of the shape of things to come, Murphy pointed to the new, professionally-equipped darkroom that goes into operation for the first time today, and to the well-stocked music room, which will open its doors to Union members on Monday...
...domestic issue was discrimination in the shape of quota systems and Jim Crow facilities. What would ordinarily have amounted to a simple conflict of attitude between white delegates became complicated by the easily exploitable character of the entire affair for such agitation groups as Young Progressive Citizens of America and American Youth for Democracy. Negro delegates found themselves the focus of solicitous attentions. They were urged not to "back down." Only the counter-efforts of interested liberals from both North and South finally gained Negro support for give-and-take...
...issues big and little that leadership emerges and alignments take shape. At Madison the political jockeying occured quite conspicuously: at virulent odds were the Catholic colleges, representing some 35 percent of the votes, and the Communist-Party-led delegates (from duly-invited front organizations and campuses where those influence elections), representing perhaps 9 percent of the votes. In between stood a centrist liberal 17 percent organized by Don S. Willner '47--national chairman of Students for Democratic Action--to check the aggressive forward positions taken by both extremes. Forty percent of the Convention's strength did not engage in concerted...
Since most of the injuries stem from sloppy individual technique caused by poor condition, the Varsity trainer encourages his charges to get into top physical shape and stay that way all season, with no letdowns for "just one Lucky or one quick beer." The only time a player may legitimately partake of anything stronger than rootbeer is when he's flat on his back on the field inhaling from a bottle of ammonia. On this point, the Varsity footballers agree. "What the hell," most of them will tell you, "it's just common sense...