Word: staunchly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...class of schooners through her trial paces. The Acadia 42 (socalled because of her 42-ft. overall length), designed by Stairs and built wholly of native white oak, pine and spruce, worked up to eight knots in a brisk breeze. Said Stairs:"She's fast, staunch, sound-a darned good sea boat. I'd take her around the world tomorrow." Instead, he loaded her on a flatcar last week for delivery to a California buyer...
...long pass and a 60 yard run on an interception gave Eliot the necessary points to whitewash the staunch Commuter eleven. Dave McGiffert passed to Pete Reiner for the first Mastodon tally which came in the second quarter, and Dick Coe's interception and 60 yard run late in the fourth period put the game on ice for the team from "E" House...
Every bit as staunch as the arrangements, the Band's bass drum survived a falling Yale man last November and the men, a hectic trip to Dartmouth and a serenade off the Capitol steps at Concord. Plans are afoot for a similar stunt at Richmond next week. This afternoon, the Band is armed with a new B.U. medley and a top-secret labyrinthian war dance, designed to completely out-maneuver the visitor's attempt. Whether or not the B.U. outfit is as big-time as its partisans would make out, time will tell. Meanwhile, the Band awaits the encounter, possibly...
...Downey is no more likely to go out of business than he is to settle. Even staunch union men drop into his place, though they always try to keep the pickets, Paddo and Con, from seeing them. "Sure," they all say, "it would hurt the poor lads' feelings...
Even the Free State's capital, Bloemfontein, proved a pushover for the family's winning ways. "Your people are a very natural people," said the Queen to one staunch Afrikaner. "But you," he answered, "are setting us such a natural example...