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Word: smoothly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lightweight action, the first four trounced Wellesley and past nemesis Smith. The four finished 27 seconds ahead of second place Wellesley. The lightweight eight outdistanced Wellesley by 20 seconds in a smooth performance...

Author: By Helen Lee, | Title: Radcliffe Rowers Reign | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Members of the first lightweight varsity four felt that they didn't meet their potential. Coxswain Kathe Aschenbrenner attributed the less-than-smooth performance to the fact that the boat had only been together "for two practices, and the styles hadn't meshed...

Author: By Helen Lee, | Title: Radcliffe Crews Cruise Despite a Choppy Charles | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

...Some guys throw hard," Perlozzo says, "but they look it. Dwight was so smooth, effortless. Almost the only time you could sense the energy was when, say, there was a man on third with one out and he didn't want a ground ball to score a run. That's when he started pumping up his velocity, pulling out something extra. You could see it." A base runner juked Gooden into balking once. "That rattled him," Perlozzo remembers with a smile: a valuable lesson learned. But when he cooled out, Gooden strung together 15 victories that included a 46-inning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dr. K Is King of the Hill | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

ALTHOUGH THE PLAY is technically very smooth, the acting is spotty. Even when the script offers good lines--a rare though welcome treat--the delivery often falters. By far the most refreshing work is done by Joe Walsh in portraying a stereotypical ex-jock turned landlord. Walsh adds some genuine hilarity to the play's forced jokes and frustrated humor...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: IRS Fails to Tax Imagination | 3/15/1986 | See Source »

...handsome enough for the tenor part, but lacked the tonal quality and voice for the upper-register arias which are necessary to the role. His loud, shrill voice broadcasted well through the intimate Lowell House Dining Hall, but, as a result, the minor idiosyncracies in his less-than-smooth portrayal stuck out as well...

Author: By Lea A. Saslav, | Title: Flat Flute | 3/14/1986 | See Source »

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