Word: upper
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Crimson, despite the close decision, played very well against a stiff opening opponent. The Jumbos fielded a solid, well-rounded team and in the first half gave every indication of having the upper hand. In the second half, however, the varsity seemed to regroup...
...scores in the first Ivy League contests this weekend bode ill for Crimson chances. Teams rated on a par with Harvard showed disconcerting strength, and in the upper brackets, only Princeton failed to live up to predictions...
Cecil kept a stiff upper bill. Then he began to lose weight. Normally he tipped the scale at 3.4 or 3.8 Ibs., but he dropped to 2.3 Ibs., and his appetite for crayfish, worms, coddled eggs and frogs declined. Whether Cecil was lonely for Penelope nobody could tell, for most platypuses are somewhat phlegmatic anyway (exception: saucy Penelope, who perhaps left Cecil for that very reason). Last week Cecil died. Zoo officials performed an autopsy, concluded that old age had killed him. Sentimental newspapers (including the august New York Times) said that Cecil's heart was broken...
...same repertory as their big-league counterparts. Even though they are limited to an underhand delivery, their curves and fastballs blaze in so fast that the best batters have no time to swing from their heels. And there is always the change-up to help give the pitcher the upper hand. Most important of all, the underhanded softball delivery permits a wicked pitch that no hardball batter ever has to face: the rise ball. Sailing up from a few inches off the dirt, the rise ball can be made to break either way across the strike zone. The best batters...
...completely buried implant, used by Dr. Stanley Behrman of Cornell University Medical College. The Behrman method, aided by modern physics, uses tiny (onequarter inch long) cobalt-platinum alloy magnets, the most powerful of their size ever developed. Inserted into the upper or lower jaw, the magnets attract other small magnets placed in the overlying denture to keep them in place. The mesh-covered magnets are strong enough to last the life of the denture-user...