Word: withstand
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This effort, however, was not enough to withstand Princeton's groomed oarsmen, who set a Compton Cup mark in defeating the Crimson, Dartmouth, and M.I.T. in that order. The victory established Princeton as the third best crew in Eastern competition, behind Cornell and Yale, and made the varsity an underdog against the Elis in June...
Bony, surefooted, able to withstand heat and live on prickly pear and little water, the longhorn was a perfect mate for the environment and multiplied on the wild ranges. By the time the Lone Star State won its independence, there were 80,000 longhorns in Texas, more critters than humans. Yet by 1920 the longhorn was almost extinct. It carried too much leg, flank and horn in proportion to edible beef, and cowmen simply could not afford to keep...
Visiting Britain's atomic research center at Harwell, B. & K. met their first British workingman: Vincent McCarthy, 35, a member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union. McCarthy shot a direct question at Khrushchev: "Can we expect that the Russian government will now progress to the point where they can withstand criticism from free trade unions and religious denominations without having to apply pressure?" Khrushchev was determined to turn his back on taunts. He answered: "If you take into account our point of view, we will take into account yours. If we start criticizing each other, we shall not get anywhere...
...hormone," it can be injected to give the same results as a shot of ACTH, e.g., in rheumatoid arthritis, by a more natural method. ¶ A series of changes in liver function shortly before and after birth enables the newborn mammal (whether human or rat makes no difference) to withstand the shock of emergence into the world, said a team of Boston biochemists headed by Harvard's Dr. Claude A. Villee. A few days before birth the liver builds up a supply of glycogen (a starch) for future conversion into sugar and fats (for energy). During and after birth...
Schlesinger argued that the Republic is strong enough to withstand reform, and that "even conservatism comes in time to cherish most of the reform it has so bitterly fought...