Word: drastically
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Code radio flashes from London to the plunging, speeding Enterprise told David of Windsor more than any correspondent knew about George V's condition. In England censorship of the official medical bulletins by Home Secretary Sir William Joynson-Hicks grew so drastic that prominent folk even tried to pry the truth out of Sir William's son Lancelot, previously a pallid nonentity. One day after chatting with his tall, correct, frock-coated father, Lancelot Joynson-Hicks said positively: "There is no doubt that the King is on the mend...
When questioned last night by a CRIMSON reporter, Coach E. A. Wachter of the University basketball team stated that there were no drastic changes in the rules which are being interpreted tonight. The changes that have been made since last year are mainly those of emphasis. In the case of charging, especially, the classes dealing with the problem have been reworded so as to shift part of the cause penalty from the defensive to the offensive player...
Many a Chilean grimaced in irritation last week at the latest drastic measure of Dictator President Carlos Ibañez. He, peremptory, issued an order that all gambling establishments but one be closed immediately...
...fighter, famed Jack Britton, 43, onetime welterweight champion of the world, last week, in Boston, clambered through the ropes and was attacked by young and clumsy Larry Brignola. As canny as an aged monkey, Britton stepped around the ring, warding the wild, drastic punches of his adversary. In the third round, Brignola knocked a false tooth from Britton's mouth. Therefore Jack Britton drove Brignola to the ropes and kept him there with feints and clinches, ordering the referee to find his tooth and keep it. When the referee had found his tooth, Jack Britton laughed and the fight went...
There have been drastic changes in the Intercollegiate wrestling rules, since last season, which will materially affect styles of wrestling. The changes will be explained in detail at today's meeting...