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Word: speeded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...optimistic yesterday. "MIT's all right, they beat Yale last weekend, and if Dartmouth is as strong as last year we're in trouble. We could be third or first. We are stronger than last weekend plus we've had more time in the water. We have some extra speed which we'd certainly need to beat anybody...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Troubled Lights Face MIT, Dartmouth | 4/22/1978 | See Source »

Director Diana Carpenter and choreographer Amy Ragsdale appear to have staged every word, polishing gestures and blocking to the point of stylization. Invention tops invention, and the tempo never falters; the quieter numbers seem to roll gracefully out of the frenetic moments, picking up speed and then tossing us back into the razzle-dazzle. Ragsdale choreographs persons and not feet; every limb has its moment in the spotlight, bobbing bodies trade steps from one corner of the stage to another--and when all that fascinating business converges into a single group motion, the effect is exhilarating. The chorus slides into...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Porter Ambrosia | 4/20/1978 | See Source »

...HENRICKSON (midfield)--What can you say about a guy whose major is "Animal Science"? The Big Red's leading scorer so far this year (14-9-23) is also a starting wide receiver for the football team and a member of the U.S. National Team. His flashy stickwork, blazing speed and outstanding hustle on ground balls (he led the squad last year) earned him first-team All-American honors last season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Key Lacrosse Players Today | 4/19/1978 | See Source »

...Opportunities Program has signed up 60 companies, found slots for 26 would-be Olympians, and has 50 awaiting placement. Carol Brown has given up truck driving and has a soft-drink marketing job in Seattle, plus a chance to pursue her daily conditioning without fear of being fired. Speed Skater Peter Mueller, winner of a gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter event in 1976, is working for Miller's Canteen Corp., and Augie Hirt, one of the nation's top race-walkers, is employed by Continental Bank in Chicago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Jobs for Jocks | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

...Speed, however, was another story, as the pumped-up Rutgers squad outgunned the Crimson for most of the race with a wicked cadence that averaged 35 strokes and peaked at 39 thrusts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lights Lose To Rutgers | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

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