Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Miss Colombia came in a peppier package. Officially measuring two inches shorter than Miss U.S.A. and looking even less than that, she made no attempt to disguise the fact that she measured 35½-23½-35½ and was proud of it. She was poised, but it was poise with a background warmth. "She has nothing but love in her heart for the man she will some day marry," said her mother, and the inner fires certainly impressed the judges...
STUDEBAKER-PACKARD reportedly will drop Packard from production because slow sales held output in past six months to mere 1,546 cars. It is expected to concentrate on small cars that will be low-powered (starting at 92 h.p.) and 3 ft. shorter than Ford, Chevy or Plymouth...
...half the victories. ¶Before the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta started, the Cornell varsity was known as the best nonwinning crew in the nation. When the regatta ended, every Big Red crew on Lake Onondaga had proved a good deal better than that. After falling scant seconds short in shorter races all season, Cornell finally found the three-mile I.R.A. course just the right distance. Understroking the opposition all the way, the varsity beat Navy by three lengths. Using the same tactics, the Jayvees and Freshmen completed Cornell's second sweep of the lake...
...fall, buyers turned to the "relaxed look," a slimmer, trimmer, tighter version of the chemise. One fast comer is the empire style-a bust-emphasizing high waist with a flaring skirt. Fall dresses will be two or three inches shorter than last fall's models, and colors will be gayer and splashier...
...Evil in Western Literature." During the winter, poetry, essays, and a series of about seven novels were read, including such works as The Brothers Karamazov, Buddenbrooks, and The Last Puritan. Two papers of about 3000 words length, involving a sizable amount of outside reading were required, plus numerous shorter compositions...