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Word: weaker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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State Law May Ban Weaker...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 12/6/1949 | See Source »

...salt-marsh species so thoroughly adapted themselves to life with DDT that it took ten times the regular dose to kill their wiggler offspring. The discovery justified an uneasy suspicion held by entomologists: when the weaker members of the tribe are killed off, the survivors, mating together, gradually produce a strain that can ignore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: DDT Down, 2,4-D Up | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

...Crimson players, pared don to 21 Friday following a probably final cut, showed well in the scrimmage; they scored easily against a weaker MIT defense. Shepard frequently centered his offense on a double pivot, pairing two of his three tall men, Bill Prior, John Rockwell, and Ed Smith, in the slot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shepard Quintet Scrimmages Tech In long Workout | 11/22/1949 | See Source »

Early in February, the Freshman Intramural Athletic Committee will again cut down the Yard into two leagues. This time, however, all the strong teams will be in one league and the weaker ones in another...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yard Intramural Basketball Teams Begin Practice Today | 11/22/1949 | See Source »

...which stymies the folks who like to make predictions on the basis of comparative scores, for today's contenders appear just about equal. Both have suffered one overwhelming defeat; Harvard was stronger defensively and weaker offensively against Dartmouth, stronger offensively and weaker defensively against Brown...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: JV Grid Contest Will Be Tossup | 11/18/1949 | See Source »

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