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Word: slightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...averaged 11.3 yds. a carry for 135 yds. as little (enrollment: 1,670) College of the Pacific rolled over Brigham Young 26-8. Outgained in all departments, Navy made use of a rocklike defense to stop Michigan drives seven times, pull a 20-14 upset to label itself a slight threat to Army in the East. Cornell proved once more the folly of Ivy League teams competing outside their own bailiwick. The undefeated Big Red got mauled 55-0 by Syracuse in a game so lopsided that Syracuse Coach Ben Schwartzwalder had to send for an old set of jerseys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Shakedown | 10/20/1958 | See Source »

Meanwhile, back in Cambridge, the Crimson is standing pat on its lineup after its victory over Williams. Varsity Coach Bruce Munro introduced a slight alteration in his offense earlier this week, using the center forward as a pivot man in front of opposition's goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tough Springfield Soccer Team To Host Crimson Eleven Today | 10/18/1958 | See Source »

...firms welcomed the recovery with greater relief than Philco, which has been in deep trouble. After being in the red for the first five months this year, Philco made a slight profit in June, has been in the black since. The pickup in Philco refrigerator sales was so marked that Philco brought out its 1959 models in August, six weeks earlier than usual. Laundry products have picked up so fast that Philco put in an extra assembly line for the Duomatic washer-dryer. And though TV sets are still the industry's weakest spot (down 24% from last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: All Burners Going | 10/13/1958 | See Source »

...what may prove to be the Crimson's toughest game of the year, the varsity soccer team will meet a powerful Cornell squad this afternoon at Ithaca. The Big Red, pre-season favorites to lead the Ivy League this year, rate as slight favorites in today's game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Soccer, Slight Underdog, To Face Cornell With Full Team | 10/4/1958 | See Source »

Stengel hinted he might not start Bauer, who he said had a slight wrist injury. However, it was not so much the injury as an attempt to find a place for Elston Howard, his catcher-outfielder...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Spahn and Ford To Pitch Opener Of World Series | 10/1/1958 | See Source »

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