Word: sweeting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...names−YFG-50, Boron XT and the XRC−conjure up visions of supersonic test planes or supercharged racing cars. But the sobriquets belong to tennis racquets, crafted in strange shapes of exotic materials, and designed to bestow court greatness on weekend hackers. In search of a bigger "sweet spot," more power and control, manufacturers have imbedded boron fibers in an epoxy matrix, reinforced nylon throat pieces with quartz, turned to the builders of nuclear reactors for ultrasonic welding techniques and altered the spacing of strings. The physics laboratories at Princeton where Albert Einstein once worked have been used...
Fancy Stick. Many players swear by their new racquets. New Jersey Insurance Executive James Slote has bought five different racquets during the past two years and finally settled on the outsized Prince, which promises a sweet spot 3½times that of normal racquets. Says Slote: "I hit more shots solidly. I'm very satisfied with it. Besides, the big thing is confidence. You do better with a racquet you have confidence in." Last week, after trying a friend's new Pancho Segura "SweetSpot"−notable for its wider spacing between strings near the rim than...
...matter simply, the sweet schnook of this film could not possibly have written Woody Guthrie's powerful songs...
...smile sweet as cherubs at those we've bitten...
...nothing convinces like sweet generosity...