Word: slow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard was, to use one of Cleary's favorite expressions, a second slow and a half-penny short all game. With 18:59 left in the second period--and MSU holding a 2-0 lead--MSU defenseman Brad Hamilton fell on the puck in the crease, giving the Crimson a penalty shot...
Witnesses said a blue Chevy station wagon, traveling up JFK Street at about 15 mph, was approaching the intersection just after 4 p.m. when it veered to the left. A local woman, who requested anonymity, said the car did not appear to slow down as it struck a bystander near the curb...
Sunday, Harvard disposed of Delaware but ran into some problems against powerhouse Penn State. The Nittany Lions controlled the ball and were able to slow down Harvard's transition game. The Crimson's defense held well, but not well enough...
Because of concern that its findings may be politicized if they are leaked before the November elections, the commission will proceed at a rather stately pace. A limited staff and the commission members' busy schedules will also slow progress. Cynics point out that the time frame for deliberations will excuse this Congress and President from making any difficult decisions in an election year...
...crackdown failed. Life was literally too short to skimp on pleasure and display. Untreatable diseases made 50 years an advanced age. The slow plague of syphilis is one of the smoldering subtexts of Simon's brimming narrative. Prostitutes gave the contagion to their customers, who passed it on to their wives. If women were not rendered barren by the bacterium, there were always the risks of childbirth and puerperal fever. Women were meant to provide heirs and cement profitable agreements through wedlock...