Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...respect to W. R. Slaughter; very few expert field shots lead birds but the gun is aimed directly at the object in flight, firing as the barrel is moving with the bird...
...Paris, 100 professional dancers unionized themselves against "gigolos" who, by their "insidious manners" and second-rate dancing, have discredited the profession. Hereafter at public halls, a dancer must have a union card to be allowed to lead rich ladies onto the floor at 100 francs per dance...
...gist of the conference's opinion was expressed in a report published after their conference: "The publishers are in possession of no facts that lead them to believe that an increase [in newsprint price] is warranted on an economic basis." From Toronto came a report, quickly denied by Premier Taschereau, that the price-rise policy would be reconsidered by Canada's pulpsters...
...continually took the ball halfway up the court and tried for a goal. M. I. T. showed considerable inaccuracy for some time as shot after shot bounced off the back board or dropped off the edge of the basket, but after a time Technology tightened up and took the lead 7 to 4. A rally on the part of the Crimson netted two goals and left the score 8 to 7 as time-out was taken. Harvard was still in the lead at the half with a 13 to 10 score...
From the very start of the second period, the Crimson displayed a much faster offense, and in a short time had rolled the score up to 26-13. With a good lead, Coach Wachter now sent in four new men, and shortly afterwards, the game ended with Harvard in the lead...