Word: start
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...speedy military success forces him to start fulfilling his promises. To control the heavily populated and industrial South, he has had to shift his attention from rural areas to the immensely more difficult task of governing cities and running trade and industry...
With MIT getting off on a poor start and BU as usual rowing at a high stroke, the Crimson jayvees rested in second place for a minute or two before they pulled out into the lead...
...while it looked as if the entire afternoon's program would surprisingly be completed on time or even ahead of schedule. But just before the start of the varsity race the Harvard stake boat became loose at its anchorage, and the race was delayed seven minutes...
...jumped to a quick lead at the start with a "windmill" 40-beat stroke. Harvard and MIT began with a 36 cadence and overhauled the inexperienced and disunited BU boat within a quarter of a mile. Then Harvard stroke Louis MeCagg eased the count...
...jayvee lightweights won their race by the biggest margin of any of the after over MIT on the Charles by trimming noon's seven crew races. Although MIT got the better start the Crimson soon overhauled the easily tiring Engineers to finish in 6:55.3, ten seconds and two and a half lengths ahead...