Word: strains
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...usual, Sir John spoke in such low tones that most of the House had to strain and cup ears, this time for 127 minutes. He refreshed himself occasionally with a few drops of Lady Simon's personally concocted throat mixture (lemon juice, brown sugar and honey), sipped gingerly from a tiny horn...
Encouraging to Coach Mikkola was the Crimson's monopoly of the first three places in the hammer throw. Although he was forced to go easy due to a strain incurred early in the week, Bill Shallow took first place with a heave of 155 feet 11 1/2 inches. Gale and Smith finished second and third respectively...
...full season of competition it becomes a strain on the runners to go the same distance in every meet. Varying the distances of the races tends to keep up the squad's spirit, and, for this reason, the coaches have decided to change the distances of many of the events. Another possible reason for shortening the length of the races is that the coaches, do not wish to let their charges run the risk of extending themselves over the full distance...
Injuries have also held up the team so far this season. Hobie Lerner, who showed up well in early practices, is out with a pulled muscles, but he has the doctor's O.K. to resume workouts within the next few days. Because of a strain. Don Donahue was not able to take a hurdle until Wednesday afternoon, but Mikkola is highly satisfied with his progress...
...true that the Negro melodies are almost childlike in their simplicity of structure, Consisting in most cases of an eight, twelve, or sixteen bar strain whose exact time and beat division depends upon the words to which it is fitted, the tunes receive full harmonic treatment only in the hands of arrangers. But obviously enough, every theme is simple until it has been subjected to the variation and development of which only highly trained musicians are capable. The principal musical ideas of the world's greatest composers, from Bach to Strawinsky, in their original form might well be and often...