Word: tore
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...wasn't. Before long, the outer walls began to bulge, window frames buckled and bricks began to peel off. So great was the danger that a barrier had to be erected around the whole building to protect passers-by from getting clobbered by falling bricks. When investigating engineers tore away a wall, they discovered gaping holes in the cement undersurface as well as other alarming examples of shoddy workmanship. The VA kept patching up the structure, finally decided to strip off every one of the hospital's 1,575,000 bricks, remove all 5,000 windows and window...
Only Proper. On the Patscherkofel last week, Zimmermann made like an airplane again-a jet this time. By the time he reached the bottom of the first gentle schuss, he was already traveling at more than 40 m.p.h., and a force of several G's tore at his body as he hit the hollow where Australian Ross Milne lost control in practice and hurtled to his death. Next came a treacherous se ries of bumps: unlike more timid competitors, who hugged the surface, using their legs as shock absorbers, Zimmermann boldly catapulted over the bumps with great, bounding leaps...
...tore up the Modern Living section about sex in the U.S. [Jan. 24] before I read...
...Ikauniks led the Crimson's offense with two goals and one assist. Injured Bill Lamarche, who possibly tore a cartilege in his troublesome left knee during Thursday's practice, didn't make the trip to Ithaca. Gordie Price took his place on a line with Barry Treadwell and Baldy Smith...
...nearly half an hour, he seemed finished indeed. Then, casually, he picked up a guitar and began to sing parody songs that tore open the evening. Ol' Man River came out like this...