Word: sighting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...college can remember the peculiar spinal thrill that can be inspired only by the sight of a smooth and powerful Harvard crew sweeping across the finish line at New London, a winner. For several years Harvard has not even expected...
...crew set busily to work, preparing the cases for delivery over the ship's sides. Occasionally, a mate would gaze expectantly over the waters, looking for the swift little rum runner which would surely come. Hours passed. Then, suddenly, four small motor craft raced into sight, came up to the Pellegrini, but not alongside. They circled around and around-picket boats of the U. S. Coast Guard...
...bourgeoisie of humanitarian Europe already have spent all their efforts in crying against the Red Terror, and with smiles on their faces fully endorse the new and ugly sight at Sofia...
...Wilson, No. 3; Sprock, No. 7. Pennsylvania was beautifully schooled, perfect in form. Nobody thought of Columbia. The race began. Pennsylvania led. Yale was second, rowing with power but somewhat raggedly. Columbia bided her time. On went the shells. Yale sprinted, passed Pennsylvania. The finish came in sight. Pennsylvania, it was clear, was beaten. Columbia? Her men, far down the course, thrashed the water in vain. Yale...
WHITE CARGO-Morality that dries under the burning desert sunshine and crumbles at the sight of native woman...