Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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First day back after Sunday's disgusting defeat. I was back in stroke, although I guessed from the boat's lineup that it was going to be a technique row--skill and drill--without much pressure. Cool evening; the sun was setting as we docked and the coxswain was worried about being out on the Charles without a light on the boat. We did a lot of 6s work, some pause drills, slap drills. Then some 2 to 3 minute pieces at 2/3 to full pressure. The shoes in the boat were placed too high and we were rushing into...
Fordham's defense tackled like nervous kids wearing glasses and looked several steps slower than Harvard's skill position players. Then all hell broke loose...
LEARN A NEW SKILL With a little planning and at reasonable cost, you can perfect your tango, work on your yoga, cook up a storm or brush up on your French. Vacations may end, but learning need...
...introductory session, they learn safety guidelines and how a locomotive works. They also put in time on the footplate--where the fireman and driver stand, stoking the boiler, firing up the engine and managing the controls. In follow-up courses, groups of four students strive to acquire enough skill to drive the locomotive. This involves learning to clean, oil and light up the engine, shunt tracks, couple and uncouple cars--and brake, no easy task. John Sinclair, 54, technical director of a Bedfordshire computer firm, was "quite frightened" during an intermediate course with Severn Valley Railway because even...
...chief justice whom Marshall replaces, Herbert P. Wilkins '51, former president of the Board of Overseers, said he believes in Marshall's intelligence as a judge and skill in public relations...