Word: sighting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scrambled up again, and found the cave by this time safe for entrance. I went in, and when my eyes had become accustomed, to the darkness, they were met with an astonishing sight. Standing in the centre of the spacious rockchamber were five motionless figures, hooded and masked, and shrouded from head to foot in startling pink garments. (Pink was the color of purity among the ancient Incas, doubtless because it is the color most rarely found in nature.) Kneeling at the feet of each of these standing figures, but clad in less distinctive garments, were other figures...
...verily it appears that our sword of Damocles has only been rehung almost out of sight above us, less oppressive but more terrible; for according to Dr. Aston there is always the possibility that if the experiment were performed at some time in the future the energy liberated might prove completely uncontrollable. Its intense violence might detonate all neighboring substance and the result of this most successful experiment be published to the rest of the universe in the form of a new star of extraordinary brilliancy...
...animal" any more than we expect to find monkeys infesting the trees in Central Park. We therefore jump to the conclusion: As a matter of fact, the Argentines have the very best reasons for regarding the lizzard as worthy of protection. No doubt the latter is as familiar a sight down there as the common cat is in this country. It is to say the least, unmannerly to scoff at the actions of our South American neighbors. The American Press should be very careful as to how it brings into ridicule the customs and traditions of a foreign people...
...trials tonight men will be asked to sing several scales, but no solo will be required. Candidates for the position of accompanist will play one piece of any kind which they may select and also a piece at sight...
Since the University five has won 16 out of its 22 contests this year while the Blue has been able to carry home but three out of twenty odd games, it would seem at first sight as if Coach Wachter's men would find it easy to repeat their triumph of February 7. when they downed the Blue aggregation by the two to one ratio of 26-13. Tonight's game will in all probability see no repetition of this easy victory, however, for Coach Wachter's men will be obliged to fight their hardest to bring the winter...