Word: surpassed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...York City. As yours is God's own country, you are supposed to be free from any mental disequilibrium. To keep the mind of His favorite children on an even keel . . . you are provided with the largest number of psychiatrists. Unfortunately, we have only one psychiatrist who can surpass all of yours...
...criminals won Fabian's grudging respect. For physical agility and courage, he feels few can surpass Robert Delaney, the first of the "cat burglars," who rifled jewelry from the bedrooms of Park Lane mansions while their owners were downstairs at dinner. Two men died trying to imitate him. One impaled himself on a spiked railing, and the other fell 40 feet with $32,000 in jewels in his pocket and grimly crawled two miles before dying. Having brought off six jewelry hauls worth some $120,000, Delaney was bagged in his own flat with most of the swag...
...outmoded provision in the tax laws: if they earn over $600 in a year, they cannot be claimed as "dependents" on their parents' income tax returns. This means, in effect, that there is a two or three hundred dollar penalty if students and others supported by their families, surpass $600 in wages...
...fastest combinations going in every event. With Kerry Donovan in the sprints, Dick Thoman in the back-stroke, Dennis O'Connor and Stanton Smith in the breast-stroke, plus some in- credibly fast relay teams, the Elis may well surpass more than a few marks...
This latest aberration shows what happens when weekends get out of hand. Last year's frenzied whirl, with its three days of bowlers, water pistols, and Charles River seating assignments, was more than even the less conservative could take. This year, the Key is trying to equal, if not surpass, last year's blast...