Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...John's Wood, with her mother as chaperone. When he called (always at noontime), Jacqueline sent her mother to the movies. Three years ago he found himself "getting a bit frail" and tried to break off the liaison. Jacqueline objected; there were telephone calls, and a somewhat ruffled Sir Strati had to confess to his wife to prevent Jacqueline's turning up while a birthday party for his grandchildren was in progress...
...protective layer on its inner surface. Solid fuel cannot do this, but other means have been developed to keep the racing gases from destroying the nozzle. It is lined with some such high-melting-point material as graphite or zirconium oxide. As the fuel burns, the nozzle enlarges somewhat because of erosion, but the burning rate of the fuel is planned so that the pressure of the gases remains where it should...
Lectures incorporating new information on atom behavior will be designed to better prepare students for further study in the field. Emphasis on electricity and optics will be somewhat lessened as a result...
Recently, the University police have become somewhat lax in the enforcement of parking regulations. The recent snows have aggravated the problem of off-street parking so that positive action has become necessary...
While this may come as somewhat of a surprise to Harvard hockey fans, the facts speak for themselves. B.U. at 15-3 and the Crimson at 13-3 have the best records of all the Eastern hockey teams and therefore are entitled to go. This all depends, of course, on the remaining games of the season. B.U. has to meet the third place team, Clarkson (8-2) this Saturday and the outcome of this contest will determine Clarkson's place in the whole picture...