Word: crucial
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Godin was McInnis' mound choice, and although he issued 12 bases on balls in seven innings, some timely Crimson hitting would have saved the game. On the other hand, Godin got himself into several crucial situations where a Holy Cross blow would have cracked the game open. Ralph Hymans pitched the eighth. He was touched for two sharp blows--one a liner to Harry Cavanaugh, the other a grounder which started a double play and got Hymans safely through the inning...
...claims that bad weather and the horrendous physical condition of several of his charges have put him behind schedule. The former forced the shells off the river for one of the crucial vacation-day practice sessions, while rough waters and rain slowed down training for much of the rest of that week...
Time-Trials Crucial...
FULLY RECOGNIZING YOUR KEEN INTEREST IN AROUSING AMERICA TO REAL MENACE OF COMMUNISM, MAY I CALL UPON YOU TO HELP GREEK NATION PRESENTLY ENGAGED IN DEATH STRUGGLE WITH FORCES OF COMMUNISM, OUTCOME OF WHICH IS OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE TO WESTERN DEMOCRACIES, AND VERY PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH WE IN AMERICA FIGHT...
...which controls the Ministry of Armed Forces. One trend was clear: all but one (Minister of Light Industry A. N. Kosygin) of the Politburo's 13 members have been relieved of routine administrative duties. Perhaps they needed to be free to think, and think hard, in view of crucial policy decisions ahead...