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Word: slight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...junior singles, Dave White outclassed all his competitors. Slight-built White moved off from a strong, heavy field at around 28 strokes per minute to win by eight boat lengths over second place Charlie Rheault in 5:24.6 in a three-quarter mile race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Emmet Becomes University Single Sculls Champion | 5/20/1949 | See Source »

...Pennsylvania match should be fairly close with the crimson being the slight favorite. Pennsylvania has never been a strong power in tennis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Team opposes Penn, Williams; '52 Faces Alumni | 5/20/1949 | See Source »

...possibility of renting Brattle Hall Theater from the Theater Workshop is very slight and does not figure in HDC plans, Seaver said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HDC Forced Into Sanders Again in Fall | 5/18/1949 | See Source »

With only three games left on the schedule, the Yardlings now sport a record of seven victories, five defeats, and one tie. This record should make the squad a slight favorite to trim the inexperienced Leicester nine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Webb Starts for '52 Nine Against Leicester Today | 5/18/1949 | See Source »

...Only slight differences mark a Harvard crew's style from that of any other coached by a Washington graduate, Most crews take an even pull all the way through every stroke, ending with a final tug before removing their oars from the water...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Long Training, Sheer Strength, and an Excellent Coach Give Harvard Great Varsities Every Year | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

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