Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...empty into the Bay of Bengal. The watershed contains the southern slopes of the Himalayas in northern India, Nepal and Bhutan, where the hillsides have been ravaged by deforestation. With the denuded soil no longer able to absorb monsoon rains, the savage runoff increases year by year in speed and volume, bringing with it ever larger loads of silt that end up on the river bottoms of Bangladesh...
...instead of the knock-down, face-in-the-mud battles Crimson fans may be used to, Harvard will try to speed up the games by getting the ball out to its deep cast of returning backs...
Opposing coaches were impressed with Hinz's stats and his clutch performances a year ago. They rave even more about his combination of size and speed. At 6-ft., 1-in., 205-lbs., he is bigger than most Ivy League fullbacks. Yet his 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash makes him almost as fast as some of the big-game deer he hunted in Montana...
...hard worker, he has a great attitude," Consigli says. "Everyone knows he has great speed, how big and tough he is, but a lot of running backs have that and yet they aren't able to do the things...
Combined with his considerable strength and endurance, Yohe's speed makes him tougher to grab than a greased watermelon. When he scrambles, he gives himself more time to see the field...