Word: subs
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...young servant was "mighty pretty," thought Samuel Pepys, and it was not long before his wife "did find me embracing the girl con my hand sub su coats." In that babel of cryptic foreign words, inscribed in an equally cryptic shorthand, Pepys confided to his diary all the earthiest details of his rakish life in London in the 1660s. There was plenty to confide. Mrs. Pepys made him dismiss the girl. Pepys gave his servant a lofty talk, warning her to "have a care for her honour and to fear God." He then paid her 20 shillings to tell...
According to the Swedish report, the minisubs are between 32 ft. and 50 ft. long, carry a crew of two to five and are propelled in some cases by treads, in others by conventional screws. One small sub, the commission said, navigated the shallow channel into Stockholm's harbor during a visit by the U.S. fleet last September. The vessel came within one mile of King Carl XVI Gustaf's palace on an island in the center of the capital (see map). The Swedish navy also attributes the failure of the October search to the minisubs. "Sonar didn...
Dixon, who has been outstanding all spring, running a sub-four minute mile in the distance relay at the Penn Relays, took the 1500 by almost two seconds. Dixon was also the first runner to cross the finish line in the 800, but he was boxed in early in the race, had to pass on the inside and ended up running on the infield for a few steps, and so was disqualified. The first place honors went to the perennial 800 Heps champ. Army's Cardell Williams. The Crimson's Brad Bunney was right behind him, though, and insured...
Your coverage of the Boston Marathon results Tuesday disturbed me. Shattering the women's world marathon record by nearly three minutes is no small feat--surely Joan Benoit deserved more than a sub-headline and just two paragraphs buried in the middle of your story. A few personal quotes or some biographical details about her, as you had for Greg Meyer, the men's winner, would have made your article more complete. I hope in the future your sports department will be more professionally objective in coverage of women's athletics. Sara G. Shields...
...advisory body consists of four sub committees to examine general requirements, specific curriculum improvements, the grading system and senior year concentration. The committee meets weekly, alternating between full and sub committee sessions...