Word: sneak
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...such an unusual design, President Wriston had his reason and it had nothing to do with medievalism. For some time the Brown campus, with university-owned houses scattered over several Providence blocks, had been easy prey for sneak thieves. In one year they had made 'off with more than $8,000 worth of student property. President Wriston thought that the stockade would put a stop to that...
...around Chicago's tough, slummy Division Street had a game called Let Her Fly. It was easy to learn, and it was a dandy game because it made the winner feel good and the loser feel terrible. All the player had to do was wrap up some garbage, sneak up on his opponent and slam it in his face. But the play had to be fair & square. Just before the pitch the thrower had to yell...
...nation's art students, from discontented debutantes to determined G.I.s, only a handful will ever make the grade. But the future of U.S. art rests with that handful. Last week the Addison Gallery at Andover, Mass. staged a sneak preview of what some of the more promising students are up to. Gallery Director Bartlett Hayes Jr. had arranged a similar cross-section show last year (TIME, Aug. 16, 1948); this year he invited 25 schools not represented in the first exhibition to submit their prize work. The entries covered the U.S. from Oregon to Alabama, included a smattering...
...often the flower plays too rough, and the snap of the pistil knocks the bee for a loop. Tough wild bees will take this punishment. Gently bred tame bees will not. They sneak up on the flower and steal its nectar stealthily without springing the pistil. The flower thus remains unfertilized and bears no alfalfa seed...
...trouble was that Vince Foster always got restless after the sun went down. Unless his manager kept watch on him, he would sneak out to a bar and stay out until morning. One night, he failed to show up for a fight in Chicago Stadium. But he still had that stunning punching power. The training course went...