Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...they entered the third quarter, the Crimson led 13 to 0 and shortly afterward a long pass by Cliff Helman to Hal Tine made it 19 points for the Lamarmen. At this point, the boys from Hanover launched a spectacular passing attack that accounted for two touchdowns in short order and turned what had seemed for a time like a rout into a hard-fought contest that wasn't decided until the final...
...three long years fleet Bob MacLeod was the heart and soul of the Dartmouth offense. His dreaded climax running ability was something that no team could stop worrying about until the final gun had sounded. One slight defensive lapse and this spectacular Indian might be off to the races...
...theatres of Europe the war will bring changes, but no spectacular ones. There will be lowered box-office prices. There will be more rigid censorship. On the other hand, there is no sign that the theatre will be used for propaganda. The tendency is all the other way-toward making people forget the war. Commented a reviewer when The Importance of Being Earnest was revived in a London suburb: "Every one realized the importance of not being earnest...
...then 23. Within the next 19 years he fought nearly 500 battles, over an area almost the size of the U. S., twice fled to exile after complete disaster, made his comeback in some of the most spectacular forced marches and brilliant battles in military history. Simultaneously he battled his compatriots to establish a democracy which would be foolproof against dictatorship...
...second touchdown came in the fourth quarter on a spectacular play when Joe (Torchy) Peden intercepted a pass and ran 75 yards down the sidelines to the goal line...