Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ravenel called a very imaginative game indeed, but there can be no doubt that the Crimson's attack was somewhat crippled by the ineffectiveness of its basic running plays. The Tigers operated from behind two main defensive alignments (a 6-2-3 and a 5-3-3), both of which stopped Crimson line thrusts just as effectively as the varsity turned back similar Princeton plays...
...Craft has achieved clear, accurate performances; his notes are long and helpful, though somewhat precious. A listener willing to concentrate is likely to find these pieces stimulating if he does not expect these composers to have the same aims at Beethoven. Though sophisticated, Boulez and Stockhausen are by no means incomprehensible...
...proclaiming his declaration for freedom under the title "This I Believe," prepared with the help of an American public relations man. In contrast, U.S.-educated Premier Nnamdi ("Zik") Azikiwe of the Eastern Region seemed to have learned more in the U.S. about Tammany tactics than Thomas Jefferson, and was somewhat under a cloud as a result of a British tribunal's 1956 investigation into corruption in his administration. The North's Premier, the Sardauna of Sokoto, a haughty Moslem of noble birth, could barely conceal his contempt for his less aristocratic colleagues...
Republican Hugh Scott defeated Democratic Gov. George M. Leader by 100,000 votes in the Senatorial contest, while David L. Lawrence, Democratic mayor of Pittsburgih, received a somewhat smaller plurality for governor over Republican candidate Arthur McGonigle...
...crushing line play that is Briggs' specialty was definitely missed in the Penn contest, although substitute tackle Bob Pillsbury turned in a commendable job. It is probable that Briggs will see action against Princeton, but his mobility may be somewhat hampered...