Word: shook
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...greatest comeback in series history started with an extraordinary pre-gam. During the player introductions, Cornell players skate out to center ice and kicked snow sprays in the direction of the already-introduced Crimson. Sophomore defenseman Mike Schafer cracked a still over his helmet and shook the at furiously at the startled Harvard players...
DELRAY BEACH, Fia-Ivan Lendit of Czechoslovakian shook off a sluggish start and Martina Navratilova began at a torrid pace as the two number one seeds powered their way yesterday into the third round of the $1.8 million Lipton International Players Championships tennis tournament...
...nomination last year, the pilot aborted a landing at Sioux City, Iowa, because of poor visibility and narrowly missed a control tower. A month later, another Democratic candidate, Jesse Jackson, chartered the same Galaxy Electra. On a trip with Jackson from Washington to Dallas last May, the Electra repeatedly shook, dropped and pitched in heavy turbulence. Recalled Juan Williams of the Washington Post: "It was a terrible flight. It's always a touchstone to see the stewardess calmly smiling, but she was screaming and vomiting." The Secret Service asked the Federal Aviation Administration to check out the plane...
...student shook his head "Quite understandable," chuckled the professor "Scholars around the world have yet to come up with a satisfactory question. Quite understandable can you summarize on education?" The student shook his head. "How about a summary of Bismarck's coursed of imperial unification. "Well, then," said the professor, "what were the dates of the French Revolution?" Silence, "Within 15 years?" Still no response. "How about the American revolution?" Nothing, "Well, can you tell me roughly where France and Germany are geographically located, in relation to the United States...
...professor shook his head, and opened up his middle drawer. "I'm sorry," he said, pulling out his black grade book. "I've made an effort to work things out here, really I have." He flipped through the book until he found the page he was looking for. "Here we are," he said. "I'm afraid my little attempt to loosen you up hasn't proven too successful. I really have no other choice: You will have to receive a 'C' for the course...