Word: spurts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Temple pulled his sword from its seabbard, but instead of attacking Oswald, he stabbed himself in the leg, cutting an artery and causing blood to spurt onto the Brattle stage...
Russ Bath of Adams pulled another last-round spurt to decision Charlie Weiss of Kirkland in the 130-pound championship. After trailing for the first two rounds, Bath caught Weiss with a sharp right cross, dropping him for the count of seven...
...five minute mark. But the Crimson, led by John Rockwell, who got 14 points in the first half, took the game away from the Elis and pulled away to a 33 to 29 edge at the half--a lead which was not lost until the Bulldogs' last minute spurt...
...pound of meat cost 3.5 marks, a pack of cigarettes 2 marks, an overcoat 200 marks. The fact that he and other workers could not buy at high prices has gradually halted the trade spurt created in 1947 when Western Germany's Economic Director Ludwig Erhard removed many governmental price-fixing and other controls. Erhard, however, did not remove private controls exercised by more than 2,000 German trade associations. The associations have kept prices high to get all the profits they can. The associations tell the shopkeeper how much to charge. If he disobeys, the association...
Cornell grabbed a five-point lead early in the game but some aggressive defensive work by Bill Hickey and Cliff Crosby, coupled with the rebound play of Ed Smith and Captain Bill Prior, checked the Big Red spurt. Except for the lapse in the last few minutes, the varsity's defense was fairly tight, forcing Cornell to the outside, but at the expense of 22 fouls, on which the winners collected 17 points...