Word: surpass
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Potentially, California has always been one of the world's greatest vineyards. The state's favorable soil and climate rival and in some ways surpass that of the wine-producing areas of France. Only in recent years, however, have California vintners been able to overcome the popular impression-once founded on fact-that most of their wines lacked the mellow appeal of Europe's output. One consequence is a splurge of expansion that has lured both big corporations and a remarkable number of individual entrepreneurs into the California wine industry...
...shot put saw both Harvard and Brown hurlers surpass personal records. Harvard's Joe Naughton threw 57'5?". more than two feet better than his previous personal high. He took first place over Brown's Doug Price whose throw of 55'101/2" was his best by 9 inches...
...with fatigue than fight. There are no heroic actions; men shave, take muddy baths, clean up after shellbursts, write letters, stare vacantly at absolutely nothing while waiting for the next pointless action. The photographs have the stink of death, the feel of futility and, on any cocktail table, far surpass alcohol as a depressant...
...brain is diseased or malfunctioning, then his capacity for senseless violence exceeds that of any other animal, for his repertoire of behavior and his lethal abilities surpass those of other species...
...America has always been a country of great athletes," he said. "The raw material has always been there. Americans can run just as fast as anyone, and certainly the equipment and facilities in this rich country surpass most other areas...