Word: trailingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...physical sensation of being on skis is terrific. Anyone past the beginner stage of awkwardness caused by the presence of heavy boots and two ridiculously long boards can testify to the terrific, addictive feeling of cruising down a trail. Your course is completely self-determined at speeds ranging from a crawl to considerable speed...
Still, Alpine skiing has considerable aesthetic appeal. On a nice day a ride on a chairlift will provide a fantastic display of scenery. An unspoiled trail leading down through a grove of snow-covered trees can be breathtakingly beautiful. The appreciation of the outdoors is a refreshing contrast to the normal attitude toward winter. On a mountain you use the outdoors rather than flee them for the warm confines of Lamont. It is far too easy to sound giddily rhapsodic, but acres of powdery snow (or more frequently, gleaming ice) can inspire enough reverential thought about nature to inspire lifetime...
Several years ago, I started down a long, easy trail at Sugarbush known as the Jester. It is full of sharp turns and wide, easy slopes. It was snowing, so visibility was extremely limited. A trio of skiers whizzed by me, only to disappear from view at the next turn. When I got there I found the three of them hung up in a clump of trees beyond a turn, which they said they thought was a jump. Miraculously, none was hurt, save for a few bruised ribs...
South Carolina's aggressive, articulate "new" Southerner, Ernest ("Fritz") Hollings, 54, is thought to trail with 15 or so votes. Currently bringing up the rear with perhaps a dozen votes is Hubert Humphrey, 65, who used to preside over the Senate as Vice President. All three would be Carter loyalists, though Byrd and Hollings would probably be less assertive in dealing with the White House than Humphrey. Partly because of concern about his health, partly because his opponents have worked hard to store up lOUs for this vote, Humphrey, still recovering from a recent cancer operation, is given relatively...
...twelve-year-old, into a bank to spot a likely victim: a woman, say, who is cashing a money order or a Social Security check. When she leaves the building, only one member of the gang will follow her closely so as not to arouse her suspicions. The others trail far behind. When she gets into the elevator in her apartment house, two or three will catch up and board it with her and get off at the floor below hers. Then, as she unlocks her door, they will suddenly appear in the corridor and shove her inside the apartment...