Word: tilting
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...shots were exchanged between chased and chasers, but without effect. Blind terror made Corvi's sprinting feat shame the legendary effort of Mercury. Faster and faster he sped over the uneven cobblestones of Rome, occasionally looking back at his angry pursuers. In such a moment, he ran full tilt against the muzzle of a loaded rifle, at the butt end of which was a stern Italian soldier who ordered him to surrender; this he meekly...
...share partner in the business. At recent market prices, Dr. Klein's stock is worth about $100; yet his claim for a receivership involves assets valued at $120,000,000. This apparent step toward throwing a monkey-wrench into the Company's machinery should provoke a lively tilt in the Courts when the question of a permanent receivership is taken...
...chivalry is passed, when women watched the ancestors of the noble Lords tilt in the lists. In this age we watch cowgirls at a tournament. So why should not women sit in this House? Would their presence detract from its dignity? If I were to say what I think...
Sophomore A Crew.--Stroke, Gale; 7, Captain Hubbard; 6, Macomber; 5, Leavitt; 4, Darlington; 3, Barton; 2, Tilt; bow, Krumbhaar; cox., Thorndike...
...first Junior eight retained the lead as far as the mile and one-quarter mark, where the Sophomores, despite the high waves, took the lead. The line-up of the winning crew follows: stroke, Gale; 7, Hubbard; 6, Macomber; 5, Leavitt; 4, Darlington; 3, Barton; 2, Tilt; bow, Krumbhaar; cox., Haper...