Word: except
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Neither the length nor the terms of Jordan's Harvard contract were revealed. It is general assumed that he would not consider anything except a long term contract. Estimates place his Amherst salary at approximately...
...varsity's man to man defense, except for its failure to stop the set shooting of Joe Holman, held together in the first half--though at the cost of giving the Tigers 16 foul attempts on which they scored 13 points. In the second half the defense crumbled badly, particularly under the basket...
...starvation beside their impassive bovines. Each animal has its own name and every Ruandan dreams of at least two cows in his pasture. The cows are now increasing at the rate of 120,000 a year. They tie up the best land, hamper the natives in raising food crops. "Except the king,"*runs a popular saying, "nothing ranks above...
...even took to calling him "Begonia" and "my little zebra." In Lulu's he returns kidding for kidding, buys his share of drinks like anyone else, and offers advice or joins serious discussions only when others take the initiative. "There's no question of converting these people except in rare cases," says Father Baudry. "If I tried to do that, doors would be closed to me. But the people in Madame Lulu's bistro are infinitely nearer God than they were four years...
Before dawn one day last week, a caravan of 31 shiny new cars rolled out of Los Angeles, heading east. Each car was a standard 1950 model; every major U.S. make except Buick and Pontiac was represented. The cars had been tuned to perfection (but'not souped up), for a grueling two-day, 750-mile test to see which car got the most mileage and efficiency from its fuel...