Word: strengthed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tennis Winthrop suffered its first defeat of the season by defaulting to Kirkland but won the House tennis crown anyway on the strength of its 6 and 1 record. In the other match Dunster beat Adams...
Eliot didn't startle anybody by winning the race; it remained for Leverett to pull the surprise of the afternoon by finishing only three-quarters of a length behind the champions. The Bunny oarsmen are inexperienced, but they're great in stature, strength, and determination...
...into Syracuse last night along with 15 ball players and then proceeded to Ithaca, faces a strange situation. At the beginning of the season he said he was going to concentrate on fielding, with the result that Harvard had the best defensive team in the league but lacked hitting strength...
...understand the bull fight, its violence, bloodshed, and death. The bull is not the hopeless underdog most American think it is. In Lea's books, the bull becomes the brave animal whose fighting spirit is the prime example of valor. Man must muster all his skill, artistry, bravery, and strength to conquer the animal, and he does not always win. In painting the skillful technique which brings the bull to his death, Lea creates a picture of violence and beauty--a rare combination that makes bull fighting a great art to some people and makes "The Brave Bulls" an unusually...
Because it is mainly guesswork about the present military strength of various nations, and the possibilities of different plans of attack and defense, "If Russia Strikes" is of questionable value in assessing the present or future world situation. The book is not based on any proven facts, and both reflects and supports present fear and hysteria. According to Mr. Eliot, since there can be no peace with Russia, we must remain armed and develop more powerful weapons and a stronger FBI to ferret out spies and plotters. All of this may not be warmongering--but it is dangerously close...