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Word: surprisee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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The Committee's choice comes as no surprise, for the Crimson and the Black Knights had the best won and lost records in the East (17-3-1, 11-2 respectively). The Western teams have not yet been selected, as there are still three contenders for the two positions: Colorado...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Crimson Gets Bid to Attend NCAA Finals | 3/8/1958 | See Source »

Ron bounced along, his head bobbing, his spikes scratching splinters in his peculiar, pecking stride. Then, rounding into the final quarter, he threw his head up in surprise. Rozsy had sprinted past him, was kicking downhill into the short straightaway. Puzzled, Ron turned it on. It seemed a little early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Old-Fashioned Guy | 3/3/1958 | See Source »

In 1954 the Government filed a civil suit against RCA containing many of the same charges. RCA has been negotiating with the Government on the suit (which is still pending), was caught by surprise by the new charges. The trustbusters switched to the broader criminal indictment because RCA has "persisted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOVERNMENT: RCA Under Fire | 3/3/1958 | See Source »

Last week Welder Pierre tried again to double his loot, and cracked. The question: "To prepare a substitute for chinawood oil, castor oil is submitted to a careful pyrolysis. What are the two volatile compounds that are formed as byproducts?"* Pierre stood in anguished silence as the seconds and his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Quitte ou Double | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

Then Harper pulled a surprise of his own. He hurried over to Chrysler and told the astounded officials that, as of June I, he was dropping their account. Why? One big reason is that Harper obviously sees a chance to land more G.M. accounts if he does a good job...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: The Buick Winner | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

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