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Word: spotting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Starters at the other positions will be mostly the regular starters of past games. The midfield will be Ripper Lynch, Pete Brooke, and Al Sawyer. At attack will be Ned Yost, Bob Baldwin, and Pete Schaffer. The starting goalie spot will be a toss-up between Dune McCallum and Dick Thomas. McCallum has been the usual starter, but Thomas was slightly sharper in Wednesday's contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '52 Lacrosse Club Battles Andover In Home Opener | 4/30/1949 | See Source »

With feminine intuition, however, some of the girls often spot this eagerness as "just a way to got more meat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Some Freshmen Slobs, Others Real Gentlemen According to Union Gals | 4/29/1949 | See Source »

Another problem, according to Thornton, is the unwillingness of advertisers to sponsor long programs. "There's nothing I would rather do than have longer programs. Suppose we play Beethoven's Seventh and the Leonora Overture. Together they last about an hour; but that leaves room for only one spot commercial, between the two works. We can't put spots between movements; it's not fair to the listener." The result has been an increase in 15-minute programs, with short pieces and a spot between each one. This policy is doubly attractive to prospective advertisers, who would rather sponsor semi...

Author: By E. PARKER Hayden jr., | Title: From the Pit | 4/28/1949 | See Source »

...articles, Ruppel told him abruptly: "Your junket is off." Big Quentin Reynolds, a top Collier's drawing card, emerged pink and piqued from a personal audience. Several freelance writers who brought in stories assigned by the pre-Ruppel regime got quick service; their pieces were rejected on the spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Stop the Presses | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...time of the varsity-jayvee race, the wind and rain had all but stopped, but policeboat searchlights had to spot the starting line...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Heavy Crews Sweep River; 150's Beat MIT in Darkness | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

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