Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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While the enemy attacked strongly, Harvard's own offense was hampered by lack of speed. Not until the closing minutes did the Crimson finally capitalize on a shot by Frank Harnden after a pass from Gordon Halstead...
...radio general himself. Weeks ago General Queipo de Llano set out on an inspection trip of the lines north of Córdoba. Entranced by his ceaseless flow of conversation, staff officers did not notice until almost too late that the chauffeur had put on a sudden burst of speed, was heading straight for the Leftist lines. A quick revolver shot in the back killed the chauffeur, ended the attempt. The party drove back to headquarters quietly...
...know the safe amount of radiation to give the patient. Another was to prevent loss of heat in the blood. This was overcome by stepping up the motor and increasing the rate at which the blood passed through the tube. We are now able to control the speed...
...winter or spring to come out for fall track, especially if they were quartermilers or over. He went so far as to say it was almost essential for the distance runner to build himself up early in the year, and also emphasized the advisability of the sprinter working on speed and stamina during the autumn...
When questioned as to the rumors that the cataloguing of Widener books is not up to par, Mr. Metcalf declared that, since the library takes in over 350 new volumes a day, complaints about the speed of cataloguing new books are unavoidable. He revealed that Widener alone has a staff of 50 persons who spend all their time cataloguing. Some volumes, the cataloguing of which has been held up for a long time, will not be catalogued, he said, if it does not seem worthwhile. He also mentioned the method of "short cataloguing" used on certain books for which...