Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...concentrate on the hitter," he explains. "There's nothing you can do about the runners. The guy with the stick in his hand is the only one that can hurt you. I just try to get the guys to hit the ball on the ground." Despite his slight build, Face has an apparently indestructible arm. In 1956 he relieved in nine straight games. His specialty is a "fork ball" that breaks crazily...
...were fresh from a peaceful monkey house. But after her moment of glory, she was flown off to Fort Knox, Ky., where Army Dr. Thomas Davis noticed that one of the electrodes inserted under her skin, a ¾-inch-square bit of silver-plated wire mesh, had started a slight infection. It was decided to operate, using a general anesthetic, trichloroethylene...
...system is based on a type of seismograph in which a heavy weight is suspended so that it holds still while the earth waves move past it. The slight motion between the weight and electrical elements close to it creates a fluctuating electrical current. Before the current reaches the recording apparatus Pomeroy and Sutton pass it through a special galvanometer-a coil that makes a small weight move against the resistance of a delicate spring. The waves in which they are interested are long and of low frequency (40 to 50 sec.). They found that by choosing a galvanometer with...
...questions of the material world, Radcliffe students illustrated slightly less concern than their Harvard counterparts. The tendency to go in one direction or the other, however, was slight for men and women alike...
...what degree was this religious tradition an influence in your upbringing? 68 very marked; 124 moderate; 89 slight; 26 none...