Word: sore
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...graduation of Johnny Crocker, by all odds the best stick-handler and defensive forward on the squad, was a sore loss to the Crimson, but is compensated for by the return of defenseman Charlie Coulter to service. Although shaky in his first couple of starts, Coulter started to display his 1947 form against the Cadets, as he and Bill Allen were instrumental, to say the least, in breaking up the Cadet attack. But on the basis of Johnny Chase's recent displays of prowess, Harvard would not need any defensemen at all as long as this young goalie fills...
...government was sore at business. A lot of the skyrocketing of prices, it argued, was unnecessary; e.g., it takes about three weeks to cure bacon, but as soon as higher bacon prices in the British food contracts were announced, Canadian packers boosted domestic prices to match. Price hikes on pork and veal were even less justified, the government felt, because they were not directly affected by the British contracts and there were big stocks on hand. For these, as for all other price increases, consumers blamed the government, and consumers have votes...
Skyrocketing food prices had made Canadians good & sore. There had been no organized buyers' strikes, but there was plenty of buyer resistance, and it was having some effect. In Vancouver, sales of beef, bacon and fresh pork were down, even after retailers shaved prices a little. It was the same in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. In Halifax, the City Council took up a resolution urging provincial and federal governments to "do something immediately about the constantly rising cost of foods," and passed it unanimously...
...Franz Liszt, the performer is the main attraction; instead of being awed by the grandeur of Beethoven, his audiences leave the recital babbling of the magnificence of Vladimir Horowitz. This is all great fun; whether it is a good thing from an aesthetic point of view is a sore point. At any rate, Horowitz has the most flawless technique of anyone alive, is quite aware of the fact, and plans his programs and performances accordingly...
...tourney (in which 18,000 entrants compete), this was for the nation's 168 best bowlers. Only the strongest survived the 100-game grind. Halfway through, thumbs and middle fingers began to swell. In the "bowlers' paddock" in the armory's basement, liniment was rubbed-on sore left legs and left hips. When the 16 finalists dug in for the final 32 games, Wilman pushed into the lead by a fraction of a point. The crowd roared when the pins went down. A local boy, he was the crowd's choice...