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Word: slight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...head of the squadron, signaled to break up close formation for landing. Captain Woolsey, in the Detroit in number three position, and the New York, number two, turned out simultaneously, Woolsey to the left, Dargue to the right. The New York* continued as did the St. Louis, slightly higher and to the rear. The Detroit turned upward and away from the New York several hundred feet; then turned back to the right and went into a slight dive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Diamond of Death | 3/7/1927 | See Source »

...records of past games give Yale a slight advantage in the contest between the two 1930 teams. The visiting team has lost two games, both by very close scores; it defeated Princeton by the count of 25 to 6. The Harvard Freshmen have improved greatly in the last three games, beating Brown by one point, but losing to Dartmouth at Hanover by a large score. According to Coach A.W. Samborski '25, they found their bearings in the latter game, and in losing were weldede into a unit, playing fast and coordinated basketball.CAPTAIN J.S. MALICK...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TWO BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL TAKE FLOOR WITH YALE | 3/5/1927 | See Source »

Like the words of our copatriot Aimee McPherson: "To err is human,"1 I made a slight error and my dear Uncle Sam invited me to spend a short time in Leavenworth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 28, 1927 | 2/28/1927 | See Source »

...Freshman game was even harder fought than the University struggle. The end of the first half saw Harvard leading at 21 to 20. During most of the second half, the Freshmen retained a slight lead, which never exceeded four points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASKETBALL TEAM TOPS UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT | 2/24/1927 | See Source »

There has been a slight change in both teams for the match with the English but none that should materially affect, it is forecast, their comparative strength. Captain H. N. Rawlins '27 of the University team is in New York and will not play. Rawlins was number one man and as a result of his absence the entire team will now be moved up one place, putting W. I. Iselin '28, formerly number six, at number five...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON SET FOR BRITISH ATTACK | 2/24/1927 | See Source »

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