Search Details

Word: stingier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

What doomed Harvard was as balanced an ofensive attack as the Crimson has faced all year. And that includes Duke. Five Cornell cagers hit the scoring books in double figures, and when they returned up the court, they provided a stingier defense than those nation-leading defenders in New Jersey...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Cornell Crushes Harvard's Ivy Hopes | 3/3/1984 | See Source »

Many of the 283 stations in the PBS system look upon the plan as a salvation. Inflation has raised production costs, government at all levels is stingier than it was, and corporate underwriters like the big oil companies say they are giving as much as they can. "Pay public television is unquestionably going to happen," says Tony Tiano, general manager of San Francisco's KQED. "And it's going to happen sooner rather than later." Says Ward Chamberlin, president of Washington's WETA: "The Reagan cuts are a sign that we had damned well better get ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Latest Perils of PBS | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

Harvard has not lost the GBCs since they began in 1976, and this year's assemblage was stingier than ever, grabbing the first three places and a whole slew of additional top 15 finishes...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Harvard Harriers Race in Boston Championships | 10/15/1980 | See Source »

...make some excellent saves. He should become steadier with each period he plays. Freshman Tom Murray revealed poise, fine puck control and awesome speed, while Benson exhibited alert passing and heady play. As always, the Hughes brothers were the most, and defenseman Kevin O'Donahue keeps getting tougher and stingier...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Crimson Drops Heartbreaker | 11/16/1977 | See Source »

...Radcliffe defense rallied quickly however, switching from zone coverage to a stingier one-to-one, thus taking the thunder out of the threatening Terrier outside game. Wendy Carle led the defensive effort, thwarting the advances of a particularly formidable 6-ft. 3-in. B.U. center...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: Cliffe Cagers Vanquish B.U., 48-42 | 12/2/1976 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next