Word: sooner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week long the cameramen of many nations pursued Dulles from conference to conference, determined to catch him and Molotov in friendly discussion. They tried at Molotov's villa after Dulles paid a visit, but no sooner did the lenses appear than Dulles, who was getting into his Cadillac, brusquely told the chauffeur to "get going." When U.S. photographers asked for the usual formal portrait of all the foreign ministers, the Secretary turned it down. He had a narrow escape at the British reception, but managed to get Harold Macmillan between him and Molotov before the shutters clicked...
...Boys Are Bunting. No matter how often he pitched, Cy Young could always hold his own with the best of his day. Rube Waddell of the old Athletics, Cleveland's Addie Joss, Ed Walsh of the White Sox, Amos Rusie of the Giants, Washington's Walter Johnson-sooner or later, Cy Young matched them all. In 1911 when he played for Boston, Cy's rubber right arm was still strong, but his legs were slowing down. "The boys are bunting on me," he said. "When the third baseman has to start doing my work...
...would yawn, lounge, drum, stamp, and wander about at will. Whether they worked or not, they knew that the law would keep them in school. Nor did they hesitate to tell "the teach" just what they thought of her. Such students, says Author Dunn, "know your exact place and sooner or later make it known to you. I once requested a student to take off his coat while in class, and he answered precisely: 'You can ask me to take off my jacket, but you can't tell...
Bucknell quarterback Jim Stewart handed off to fullback Bob Ford who fumbled the ball. Players from both teams piled on, and referee Charles Bridey signified that Bill Meigs had recovered for the Crimson. But no sooner had the line stakes been reversed, than field judge Alden Hewett told Bridey that the whistle had blown before Meigs had the ball...
...seems that Wallace didn't see the Cornell game but was using the word of some unnamed scouts who were there. They asserted that Meigs was spending most of the afternoon in the Soldiers Field mud. But no sooner had this story been printed on Thursday than Harvard retaliated...